RESULT
2nd Test, Lord's, June 03 - 07, 2011, Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland
486 & 335/7d
(T:343) 479 & 127/3

Match drawn

Player Of The Match
193
tillakaratne-dilshan
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end of over 43Maiden
SL: 127/3CRR: 2.95 
Prasanna Jayawardene12 (31b 2x4)
Thilan Samaraweera17 (58b 1x4)
Graeme Swann 12-2-19-0
Kevin Pietersen 1-0-2-0

Right, this was always on the cards, Strauss has stepped forward to shake hands with the batsman and the second Test at Lord's is drawn. They don't have to take the last hour unless they believe they can win, and this game had become a stalemate. There was the potential for something interesting to happen today, but a good batting wicket didn't really deteriorate over the course of the game and in the end there simply wasn't enough time to force a result. There was some time lost to rain, and questions may be asked about England's batting tactics this morning, but it's all academic now.

"Barring a couple of hours of madness, this series has been fairly even," writes Guruprasad S. "Sri Lanka head to Rose Bowl with their heads held high, and hopes of a drawn series."

"We thought we had a chance if we took early wickets, but we knew that the Lord's wicket on the fifth day is pretty flat so we needed something special to happen," says England captain Andrew Strauss. "But we're pleased to come back from 22 for 3 on the first day and score 486 and then dismiss Sri Lanka for 479 after they had been 370 for 2. A lot of positives to take to the Rose Bowl."

"We didn't start that well with the ball but we got better as the game went on, Steven Finn in particular got better as the game went on." On the fitness of James Anderson, he says: "We'll see, we're hopeful he'll be fit but we're not sure at this stage. KP played really well, it's only a matter of time before he scores runs because he's that kind of player."

On windowgate: "They came to measure it up pretty quickly [for a new pane of glass]. It was one of those unfortunate incidents. It was entirely accidental, Matt Prior didn't mean to break the window and he's apologised."

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lankan captain, is the Man of the Match for his magnificent 193. "It was an important innings," he agrees. "I always trust what I've got that's why I played my natural game. I enjoy my batting." On his thumb injury: "There's a small fracture there so we'll see in 10 to 15 days. I feel I'm going to miss the last Test and come back for the one-dayers, but we'll see. Sanga is there to captain if I can't play."

"I was happy with the team, first day we bowled realy well and after that we put a good score on the board. It was good to come back like that after Cardiff."

And that is just about all from the Lord's Test. As ever, Andrew McGlashan's bulletin is a worthy read, while there's also a match gallery, which includes a couple of 'windowgate' pictures too. We move on now to the Rose Bowl for the first ever Test at that venue, starting on June 16. From the entire commentary team here at Cricinfo Towers, goodbye.

42.6
Swann to HAPW, no run

tapped back to the bowler

42.5
Swann to HAPW, no run

nudged to mid-on

42.4
Swann to HAPW, no run

nudged defensively to cover off the back foot

42.3
Swann to HAPW, no run

play and a miss outside off! That was the arm ball, rushed straight on to beat the edge

42.2
Swann to HAPW, no run

tapped back to the bowler

42.1
Swann to HAPW, no run

Swann flights one on off stump, Prasanna defends

end of over 422 runs
SL: 127/3CRR: 3.02 
Thilan Samaraweera17 (58b 1x4)
Prasanna Jayawardene12 (25b 2x4)
Kevin Pietersen 1-0-2-0
Graeme Swann 11-1-19-0

Phew, that was a swift over!

41.6
Pietersen to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

nudged to midwicket, no run taken

41.5
1
Pietersen to HAPW, 1 run

and now Prasanna follows suit, quick single to fine leg

41.4
1
Pietersen to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

a touch too short, the offspinner is turned down to fine leg for one

41.3
Pietersen to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

Pietersen bowling off about one step here, more defence from Thilan

41.2
Pietersen to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

KP trundles down, Samaraweera lunges out and defends to leg

41.1
Pietersen to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

defended into the offside

Last throw of the dice, or throwing in the towel? Here's Kevin Pietersen

end of over 411 run
SL: 125/3CRR: 3.04 
Thilan Samaraweera16 (53b 1x4)
Prasanna Jayawardene11 (24b 2x4)
Graeme Swann 11-1-19-0
Steven Finn 8-2-31-0
40.6
1
Swann to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

places this wide of the cover fielder to get a single

40.5
Swann to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

blocked off the front foot towards cover

40.4
Swann to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

well outside off, Samaraweera leaves that alone

40.3
Swann to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

shows us his forward defensive this time

40.2
Swann to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

overpitched once more, Samaraweera plays that off the back foot, defended to the off side

40.1
Swann to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

Swannstarts with an overpitched ball outside off, driven towards mid-off off the front foot

end of over 402 runs
SL: 124/3CRR: 3.10 
Prasanna Jayawardene11 (24b 2x4)
Thilan Samaraweera15 (47b 1x4)
Steven Finn 8-2-31-0
Chris Tremlett 9-1-31-1
39.6
Finn to HAPW, no run

again Prasanna goes for the pull, again the timing is off, strikes him on the thigh as he swivels, ball rolls towards point

39.5
Finn to HAPW, no run

shortish ball on offstump, defended towards the off side off the backfoot

Four slips and a gully in place

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