Jimmy Anderson put on a swing-bowling clinic after Jonny Bairstow struck his second Test century to leave England in complete control of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley.
Playing on his home ground, Bairstow hit 140, 10 short of his Test best, before England was dismissed for 298 after lunch on the second day. Anderson then exploited overcast conditions to take 5/16, helping bowl out Sri Lanka for 91 in 36.4 overs and becoming in the process the sixth leading wicket-taker in Test history. Fellow paceman Stuart Broad took 4/21 as England’s swing and seam rattled the Sri Lankan batsmen.
England enforced the follow-on, 207 runs ahead, and Sri Lanka were 1-0 when bad light stopped play with 45 minutes remaining. There’s some poor weather forecast over the weekend, which looks to be the tourists’ only hope of saving the first of Three Tests. — AP
