Wisden's review of the second Test, Sri Lanka v England, 2011-12

Andrew Strauss said the most important aspect of England's win was that they emerged from a difficult period with important lessons learned

England's victory in Colombo proved they can succeed in Asian conditions but they will have to do so consistently to be ranked among the very best

Mahela Jayawardene was left to rue missing the opportunity for Sri Lanka's first Test series victory since 2009 and believes if they had survived Graeme Swann's last over on the fourth evening they would have saved the match