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Sri Lanka's bowlers leave early mark on England

ESPNcricinfo staff
Alastair Cook started the match needing 36 runs to reach 10,000 in Tests  Getty Images
He progressed steadily until edging Dasun Shanaka to give the allrounder his maiden Test wicket  AFP
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It was a memorable moment for Shanaka, who was the fifth bowler used by Angelo Mathews  Getty Images
That was just the start for Shanaka, too, as he quickly added Nick Compton and Joe Root for ducks  Getty Images
Root had to leave without scoring on his homeground  Getty Images
Alex Hales held firm during the morning and moved to a half-century in the afternoon  Getty Images
By then, however, he had lost James Vince on debut who edged to slip  Getty Images
And Ben Stokes chipped a catch to mid-on  Getty Images
Shaminda Eranga celebrates his dismissal of Vince  Getty Images
Hales reaped the rewards for his early hard work as he scored with increasing fluency  Getty Images
And he moved to his second Test fifty  Getty Images
Jonny Bairstow played with freedom from the start and reached a 60-ball half-century  Getty Images
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