Jonny Bairstow took centre stage once again on day two, but it was a mixed afternoon for him and England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.
The accolades were all his after the wicketkeeper-batsman consolidated the hundred he completed the previous evening by finishing unbeaten on a Test-best unbeaten 167 out of 416 all out.
But England’s hopes of pushing for a 3-0 Investec series whitewash then receded after Bairstow dropped a straightforward chance which reprieved opener Dimuth Karunaratne on 28.
The tourists’ reply was 49 without loss at that stage – and although Bairstow eventually took the catch down the leg-side off Steven Finn to see off the left-hander, by stumps the total was 162 for one.
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