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England vs Sri Lanka second Exam scorecard, Gus Atkinson five-wicket haul as well as century at Lord's, video recording, highlights

.Gus Atkinson proceeded his God's romance by taking 5 arches as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 190 jogs in the 2nd Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 lead in a three-match series.Sri Lanka, put what would certainly possess been a new Test record fourth-innings succeeding total amount of 483, were actually rejected for 292 after tea on the fourth day in spite of fifties from Dinesh Chandimal (58 ), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) and captain Dhananjaya de Silva (fifty ). Prompt bowler Atkinson, who scored his maiden first-rate hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the attack with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson secured a 5th mention on the suiting up room honours boards in merely his second Examination at God's after taking 12 arches on England launching versus the West Indies in July.He additionally came to be merely the 3rd England cricketer after Tony Greig and also Ian Botham to rack up a century and also take 5 wickets in an innings of the same Test.Watch every ball of the England v Sri Lanka Examination collection LIVE &amp special to Fox Cricket, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free trial today &gt Atkinson observed India's Vinoo Mankad (against England in 1952) and also Botham (versus Pakistan in 1978) as the only men to have actually attained that double at God's. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman's most recent excellent gain aided England close a seventh successive get Sri Lanka observing their five-wicket results in recently's 1st Test at Old Trafford." To get on both honours panels is astonishing," Atkinson told Skies Athletics." It will take a while to penetrate." This game was also a private conquest for Joe Root. For the very first time in 145 suits at this level, Origin helped make hundreds in each innings-- 143 as well as 103-- to specify a new document of 34 Exam centuries by an England batsman.Sri Lanka possess little bit of opportunity to regroup before the 3rd Examination at The Egg-shaped begins on Friday.De Silva accepted he had been incorrect in choosing to field on a really good batting slope after winning the pitch." Definitely. I received it inappropriate," he said to the BBC, prior to adding: "We have actually got to improve the very first innings whether we baseball bat or bowl first, that's what I will definitely be actually informing my kids is that we have actually reached begin better." Gus Atkinson of England celebrates putting away Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka. Photo through Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesSri Lanka returned to Sunday on 2-53, with the probabilities piled against all of them given the greatest succeeding fourth-innings total amount in any sort of Exam is actually the West Indies' 7-418 versus Australia at Street John's in 2002/03. But Root-- who on Sunday had actually taken his 200th Test catch-- reprieved Karunaratne when going down a hard one-handed slip chance coming from the opener's edged cut off Atkinson.Karunaratne, 36, drove as well as took Atkinson for fours off succeeding deliveries on his method to a 98-ball fifty including 7 boundaries.The left-hander, having said that, was out quickly prior to lunch when injury-plagued swift bowler Olly Rock, in his very first Test for 3 years, produced a climbing 87 mph (140 kmh) delivery that Karunaratne might simply handwear cover down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.Chandimal counter-attacked early in the mid-day on his way to a dashing 42-ball fifty including 40 runs in perimeters before Atkinson had him captured at quick lower leg off baseball bat and also pad.Kamindu Mendis, boasting an enormous Exam batting average of 92 observing his 3rd hundred in four Examinations at Old Trafford, had created 74 in Sri Lanka's meagre first-innings 196. Yet the 25-year-old left-hander, again batting reduced down the purchase, fell for only 4 on Sunday when caught in the slips off Atkinson.Mendis's exit left behind Sri Lanka, that have right now not won some of their nine Examinations at Lord's, slipping in the direction of defeat at 200-7. De Silva always kept England waiting just before playing on to Atkinson, that at that point had Milan Rathnayake recorded behind to accomplish his five-wicket haul.Chris Woakes had the last word when Lahiru Kumara holed out to Stone at mid-on. Later on, England stand-in leader Ollie Pope stated was shocked due to the minimal participation at God's on Sunday as his edge wrapped up a prodding series triumph over Sri Lanka.While the opening up 3 days of the match saw the ground near to its 31,000 capacity, just some 9000 spectators appeared as England accomplished a 190-run win after herbal tea on the 4th time of the 2nd Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 lead in a three-match contest.Large groups for Examinations have long been actually considered provided at God's, which designs on its own as the 'Home of Cricket'. The price of tickets may possess been actually a problem, having said that, along with the most inexpensive cost for grownups on Sunday morning beginning at u20a4 95 (AU$ 185)-- although Under-16s were actually admitted for $30. England's encounter with the West Indies at Lord's in July, component of a 3-0 whitewash of the Caribbean edge, was across inside three days and also might possess had an impact on innovation fourth-day purchases as well.The shortage of viewers was surely noticed by Pope." It was sort of strange," he claimed." I presume a few people have actually been actually strolling in each day and also it was just like 'jeez, it appears quiet today'. I'm unsure if people counted on the video game to become performed through day 4 or not.".