On a length on leg, Root clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Slower delivery outside off, Curran guides it down to third man for a run.

Fuller length on off, Root plays it towards point.

Fuller length on off, Root pushes it towards mid on for a single. Scores are level.

FOUR! Smoked! Full toss on leg, Sam Curran whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS. They go 1-0 into the series.

Length delivery down the leg side, Curran flicks it to deep square leg and picks up a single.

EDGE AND FOUR! Fuller length on off, Joe Root went for the drive but fails to middle. The ball goes off the outside edge to the third man fence for a boundary. Just 5 more needed.

Short on middle, Root pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Low full toss outside off, Curran drives it towards covers.

Fires a yorker on off, Curran digs it out to point.

Short on middle, Curran ducks under it.

Back of a length delivery on leg, Curran works it towards mid on. He rotates the strike.

Length delivery on middle, Root defends it off the front foot.

Short of a length again, on middle, Root taps it on the leg side.

Shortish on off, Root looks to work it on the leg side. But gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Short again on off, Root pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Fullish length on off, Curran pushes it to the man at mid on for a quick single.

Good length delivery outside off, Root cuts it towards deep cover and picks up a single.

Fuller length on off, Ali pushes it to the man at mid off.

Short of a length on middle, Ali sits under it.

Short again on leg, Ali sways away from it.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Moeen Ali battled hard but has to depart. Dushmantha Chameera pitches it up around off, Moeen Ali looks to heave it to the leg side. He gets an inside edge and the ball drags back onto the stumps. An unlucky dismissal but he has to walk back to the pavilion. Chameera continues to impress. 

WIDE! Short again on middle, Curran ducks underneath. Wide called for height.

Length delivery on off, Curran taps it to the third man region for one.

FOUR! Misfiled and a boundary! Length ball, down the leg side. Root pulls it to the backward square leg fence. The man from square leg, runs across and even dives but the ball hits his hands and goes to the fence.

Back of a length delivery on off, Root guides it to third man for a single.

Length delivery on off, Ali taps it to point. He wants the single but is sent back by his partner.

Fuller length on the pads, Ali misses his flick. The ball rolls back to the bowler off the pads.

Length delivery on off, Ali pushes it back to the bowler.

 On a length on off, Ali guides it towards third man for a single. Fernando will have to reload again as he has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.

Short ball on middle, Root pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one. Just 16 needed now.

Flatter ball, outside off. Cut away to point.

Fuller ball, on off. Root once again keeps the man at point busy.

Tossed up, on off. Root gets the inside edge as he looks to defend. The ball goes to short fine leg and they take one.

Fuller ball, on off. Drilled down to long on for one.

Nicely tossed up, outside off. Root pushes it back to the bowler.

Flatter ball, outside off. Root nails the cut, but the man at point dives and keeps it down to a single with his half stop.

Short and wide outside off. Ali goes for the cut but gets the under edge back towards the keeper.

Too short and wide again. Cut away to deep cover for one.

Persists with the short stuff, this time on the body. But Root pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Fires a full one, on the pads. Ali chips it to deep square leg for yet another single.

Back to the bodyline short stuff. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Length ball, around middle and off. Ali clips it to the leg side.

Flatter ball, on the pads. Root works it to deep mid-wicket for one. 150 up for England, just 36 needed now.

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Flighted ball, on middle. Ali works it to long on for one.

Another single as Root pushes it to long on.

Tap and run. Flatter ball, outside off. Ali taps it to point for one.

Darted on the pads. Root works it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Slower short one, outside off. Root cuts it to deep point for a single.

Fuller ball, on off. Well defended out by Ali.

Serves a length ball, outside off. Ali punches it to deep point for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Root pushes it to mid off.

Slower ball, fuller in length and outside off. Root drills it to deep cover for one.

FOUR! Crunched away! Short ball, wide outside off. Ali pulls it across the line to the mid-wicket fence.

Flatter ball, on off. Root punches it down to long on to get to his 50. A fine and composed knock by a fine, fine player.

Flatter ball, on middle. Ali tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

Darted on the pads. Root works it past square leg for a single.

Loopy ball, around off. Ali works it to the leg side for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Root reverse paddles it over the keeper for a couple.

On the pads again. Clipped to deep square leg for a single.

Full length delivery, outside off, Root guides it to third man for a run.

Good length ball, outside off, Ali pushes it to the right of point.

Full length ball, on off, Ali defends it to point.

Good length ball, on off, Ali pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 15.

A length ball, on the fouth stump line. Root prods and drives it through cover. The batters take couple.

Full and outside off, Root slashes it through cover-point for a single. 51 needed off 150 balls now.

On off, kept out.

Back of a length ball, on off, Ali pulls it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

On a length, outside off, Root works it to cover.

COMEDY OF ERRORS!  Good length ball, on off, Root punches it through covers and takes a run. The fielder at the deep throws the ball to the keeper but it bounced a little too extra and goes over him and the backup fielder. The batters grab a single off the overthrows. Hasaranga at deep square leg collects it and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. Another run conceded off the overthrows. Really sloppy from the  Sri Lankan fielders.

A full length ball, on off, Ali pushes it through cover and gets a single.

A touch short, on off, Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another single. 56 needed now from 156 balls.

Loopy ball, on off, Ali works it to point for a single.

Floated full and on off, Root scoops it over the keeper's head towards third man and gets three.

Tossed up, around middle, Ali looks  to flick but misses. As the ball clips the pads and rolls to fine leg. Leg bye.

Looped up, on off, Root pushes it through cover for a single.

Full, on the pads, Ali flicks it to the leg side and gets a single.

Flatter on off, Root defends it solidly.

Length ball, on middle. Ali tucks to the leg side for one.

 In the air...safe! Back of a length ball, outside off, Root pulls this one but only manages to get the top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards fine leg. The fielder covers a lot of ground in his front, but in the end, the ball does not get carry and falls just short. His diving effort is not fruitful. A single is taken.

 Length ball, outside off. Cut away to point.

 FOUR LEG BYES! A welcome boundary for England! Length ball, down the leg side. The ball goes off the thigh pad runs to the fine leg fence.

Shorter ball, outside off. Left alone now.

Length ball, on the pads. Ali tucks it to square leg for one,

Floated, full and on off, Ali defends it to the off side.

Loopy ball, around middle, Ali works it to the leg side.

Tossed up, on off, Ali nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Flatter, on off, Ali stays back and defends it back to the bowler.

BEATEN! Loopy ball, outside off, Ali looks to push it through cover but misses. The ball goes onto beat the outside edge.

Floated on off, Ali works it to long on for a single. A tidy over from Wanindu Hasaranga.

Length delivery on the fourth stump channel, Root plays it towards deep cover for a single.

Outside off, Ali leaves it untouched. 

Good length delivery on middle, Ali whips it towards mid-wicket. A single taken.

Fullish length delivery, outside off, Root is happy to let it go.

Length delivery on off, Root cuts it straight to the man at point.

Good length ball outside off, Root leaves it alone. Just two singles off the over. 77 more needed from 180 balls. 

Fuller on middle, Root defends it watchfully.

Full again on off, Root pushes it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off, Root punches it off the back foot on the off side..

Floated delivery on leg, Root works it towards mid on for a single.

Tossed up on leg, Ali nudges it towards square leg for a run.

Full and on off, Root works it to long on and keeps the strike.

Back of a length on off, Root hops onto the pitch, guides it towards backward point. 

Length delivery on off, Root slices it well but cannot get it past backward point.

EDGE BUT SAFE! Short of a length delivery outside off, Joe Root went for the cut. The ball goes off the outside edge between the keeper and short third man. He grabs a couple of runs.

On a length outside off, Root lets it sail through.

NOT OUT! Fuller length on the pads, Root looks to defend but misses. The ball hits the front pad. Fernando pleads the umpire for an LBW but he seems to be not interested. Sri Lanka takes a review. No bat confirms the Ultra Edge. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. The original decision stays. Sri Lanka wastes a review. Joe Root survives.

Length delivery outside off, Root slices it off the back foot towards third man for a single.

Fuller on leg, Root sweeps it past backward square leg. He picks up three before the fielder in the deep cuts it off.

Loopy ball on off, pushed back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off, Ali plays it towards the point region. 100 up for England.

 Flighted delivery on leg, worked towards mid on.

Short and on off, Root knocks it towards long on for a single.

Tossed up on off, Ali blocks it out.

No run.

On a length outside off, Root slashes it past cover-point for a single.

Short of a length on middle, Ali hops and clips it on the leg side. Single taken.

Slower delivery outside off, Root waits for the ball to come. Plays it to third man and picks up a single. 

Fuller length outside off, Ali elegantly drives it towards deep cover for one.

Length ball outside off, Root works it to deep point. He keeps the strike with the single. 

 Floated delivery on the stumps. Moeen pushes it to the left of the bowler. Hasaranga dives to that side and saves runs for his side. 

Tossed up on middle and off, Moeen pushes it back to the bowler. 

Flighted on middle, Moeen blocks it. 

Tossed up on middle and leg, Moeen tucks it to the on side. 

On the pads, Moeen clips it to square leg and rotates the strike. 

 Short on middle, Root goes on his back foot punches it to long on. He keeps the strike. 15 overs done. England are 91/4!

Full outside off, Root pushes it to sweeper cover and gets to the other end. 100 needed now. 

 Chameera hits the deck hard on middle. The ball shoots up a little. Moeen does well to block it. 

Mooen's off the mark! Fuller around off, Moeen runs it down to third man and gets his first run of the game.

 Full around off, Root leans forward and defends it. 

 Poor from Dhananjaya! Length delivery around off, Root dabs it to third man and trudges to the other end for a run. Dhananjaya Lakshan is very casual at third man and lets the ball go through his hands and between his legs. Allowing the batter to take an extra run. The last thing you need defending an undercooked score, are misfields like these. 

On off, Root defends it to see off the over. 

On off, kept out.

Length ball on off, Root punches it to point. 

Good length delivery outside off, Root punches it straight to the man at point. 

 Still cannot get past that man! Length ball outside off, Root hits it to the left of point. 

 FOUR! Textbook cover drive! Overpitched delivery around off, Root gets on his front foot and gives masterclass 101 on how to play cover drive..

Follows the boundary with a single towards cover via a push. Keeps the strike as well. 

 Back of a length delivery outside off, Root slaps it to deep point for one. 

 Good length ball on the fourth stump line. Billings defends it with a straight bat to mid off. 

 Chameera hits the deck hard and bowls it around the mid-riff region. Billings looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the body. 

 Short ball around off. Billings pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket and gets a brace. The tourists have been testing Billings with the short ball but he has been answering them well.

 OUT! CAUGHT! Very good catch by Wanindu Hasaranga and England in a little bit of bother here. Chameera goes slightly fuller this time around off. Billings looks to play it on the up but gets it off the outer half of his bat. It goes uppishly towards backward point. Wanindu Hasaranga there dives in front and takes a very good catch. England in a little bit of bother here but they still have a lot of batting to come. 106 still needed. 

 EDGED AND DROPPED! That should have been taken by the Sri Lankan skipper but he has dropped it. Moeen Ali will be thanking his star as this ball had wicket written all over it.  Good length delivery on off, it shapes away at the last minute. Moeen Ali looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. It goes to the left of the keeper. Perera dives but fails to hold onto it. Chameera was almost off in celebrations but he has to cut it short. 

Fires a yorker on off, Root squeezes it out back to the bowler.

Fuller length outside off, Root slices it down to the third man region for a single.

Length delivery outside off, Billings opens the face of the bat, drives it towards extra covers.

Fractionally short on middle, Billings pulls it towards square leg for one.

On a length on middle, Root tucks it to fine leg and picks up a single.

Back of a length delivery, on off. Billings punches it back to the bowler. 

FOUR! Joe Root special! Full ball, on middle and leg. Root whips it to the mid-wicket fence.

Short of a length, outside off. Root chops it to third man for one.

Beaten! Length ball, just outside off. Morgan looks to defend but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Swing and a miss! Length ball, wide outside off. Morgan comes down the track looking to go big through the off side but gets no bat on it.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An excellent delivery to get rid of Morgan! Chameera bowls it on a length, right on the off pole. He is coming over the wicket so the ball goes with the angle and takes the outside edge while Morgan looks to defend. Kusal Perera takes it with ease. The umpire waits for a while but raises his finger eventually.

Good length ball, just outside off. Left alone now.

Fuller ball, on middle and leg. Pushed to mid on now.

Drags his length this time and bowls this outside off. Root gets the outside edge to third man as he looks to defend. A single is the end result.

Back of a length, outside off. Pushed to covers now.

Can't find the gap yet again. Fuller ball, outside off. Morgan leans it to nicely and drives it to mid off.

FOUR! Enough of blocking says, Morgan! This wasn't where he intended to hit this, but they'll still count as four runs! Length ball, outside off. Morgan comes down the track looking to go through the off side. But he gets the thick inside edge. The ball goes towards the wide long on fence. The fielder from deep mid-wicket runs across and drives but the bat these days have big edges too and the ball goes to the fence.

Length ball, on off. Defended to the leg side.

Back of a length, on off. Morgan defends it from the crease.

Similar line and length now. This bounces a touch more and hits the splice as Morgan looks to defend.

Shorter ball, outside off. Pushed to point now.

Length ball, lands on off. Morgan defends it back towards the bowler.

Too full and down the leg side now. Wide called as Morgan misses his flick.

Lands it on a length, on off and gets it to nip back in. Morgan gets hit on the body as he looks to defend.

Nicely fielded. Fuller ball, outside off. Morgan punches it past the bowler but the man at mid off gets to his left and dives to stop the ball.

Serves a length ball, around off. Root pushes it past point for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Morgan blocks it back to the bowler.

Serves a length ball, on the pads. Morgan works it towards short fine leg for a single.

Full ball, lands on off and nips back in. Root plays with the swing and pushes it to mid on for a single now.

Length ball, wide enough for Morgan to leave it alone.

Just a single to end the over. Full ball, on the pads. Captain Morgan clips it through square leg for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Bairstow pushes it out to point.

Another full ball, on off. Jonny Bairstow punches it just to the left of the bowler. The man from mid on keeps it down to one by cutting it off.

Serves a length ball, on off. Joe Root defends it out.

Bowls one down the leg side. Joe Root misses his flick. Wide called.

Length ball, on the pads. Root works it to the leg side.

Off the mark! Shorter ball, wide outside off. Root goes for the cut but the ball comes off the toe end. They take three before the man from cover cuts it off.

OUT! BOWLED! Dragged on! The Jonny Bairstow show comes to an end! 43 runs in 21 balls! Phew, what a knock he has played. Back of a length ball, there is not enough width still he goes for the cut. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the leg pole. 127 needed in 44 overs now.

WIDE! A full length ball, way outside off, Bairstow leaves it alone. Wide called.

A length ball, on off, Jonny Bairstow defends it to cover.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow is not going to miss out if any width is offered. Good length ball, outside off, swinging away. Jonny Bairstow latches onto it and punches it through covers for a boundary.

A length ball, on off, Jonny Bairstow works it to sweeper cover for a single. No ball given as the bowler overstepped. Free Hit coming up.

SIX! This one is huge! A full length ball, on middle. Liam Livingstone gets under and powers it into the stands at long on.

Serves a ful ball, on middle, Livingstone defends it on the deck.

OUT! CAUGHT! Livingstone looks to go big but does not hit it cleanly and has to walk back to the shed. Sri Lanka get their first breakthrough, courtesy Chamika Karunaratne. Serves a short ball, on off, Liam Livingstone looks to heave it away but does not middle. He gets the leading edge and the ball flies towards the man at mid on, Dushmantha Chameera. Who takes an easy catch to depart the batsman. The new role of Liam Livingstone coming up the order does not last for long.

Outside off, left alone by Joe Root.

A touch short, on the body line, Jonny Bairstow pulls it to square leg and gets a run.

WIDE! A length ball, down the leg side, Liam Livingstone leaves it alone. Wide called.

Back of a length ball, on off, the ball takes off after landing. Liam Livingstone defends it to the off side.

EDGED BUT SHORT! Good length ball, on off, swinging away, Livingstone looks to defend it but manages to get an outside edge. The ball flies towards the man at first slip, but falls just short of him. 

Back of a length ball, on off, Liam Livingstone pulls it but does not middle it. It takes the outside edge and goes towards deep square leg, but it lands in a vacant area. Single taken.

SIX! DISPATCHED! A length ball, on off, Jonny Bairstow pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. He seems to be in a hurry. Could be because he wants to watch England's football team play against Germany today.

On a length, outside off, Jonny Bairstow rocks back and punches it through point. This time the fielder makes a brilliant stop, to save a few runs. A single is taken.

Full and on off, Jonny Bairstow drives it back to the bowler, who collects it sharply. Good reflexes by Dushmantha Chameera.

FOUR! Down the ground! A full length ball, around middle. Jonny Bairstow drives it straight down the ground, as the ball races towards the boundary at long on. It was a slower one, but he timed it really well.

A length ball, on off, Jonny Bairstow pulls it past mid on and gets three runs comfortably before the fielder chases it down.

EDGY! Good length ball, outside off, Liam Livingstone looks to heave it away but gets an outside edge. The ball flies towards third man, who cuts it out in time and saves a boundary. Single taken.

FOUR! BANG! He is in some fine form today. Jonny Bairstow is trying to put every ball beyond the fence and more often than not he is succeeding. A shortish length ball, outside off, Jonny Bairstow punches it through covers for a boundary.

A length ball, on off, Bairstow works it to third man for a run.

Serves a good length ball, on off, Bairstow defends it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Full ball, on the pads, Jonny Bairstow clips it to square leg and gets a single.

Back of a length ball, on middle. Livinstone is left with no room. He looks to flick but misses and gets rapped high on the pads. 

A length ball, on off, Liam Livingstone works it to mid off. He gets off the mark with a single.

FOUR! Beautifully played. A full length ball, outside off, Jonny Bairstow drives it square through point and finds the gaps as well. The ball races towards the boundary.

Tap and run! Good batting by Jonny Bairstow. A length ball, on off, Bairstow defends it to point and takes off for a single. He will keep the strike. 

FOUR! England and Jonny Bairstow set the ball rolling in style! A full length ball, outside off. Bairstow creams it through covers to kick start with a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! This one is even better. Back of a length ball on off, Jonny Bairstow pushes it through covers for another boundary.

A touch short on off, Bairstow pulls it over mid-wicket and gets three runs. 11 runs off the first three deliveries. 

A length ball, on off, Liam Livingstone tucks it to the leg side.

Good length ball, outside off, Livingstone defends it to cover.

A touch short, on off, Livingstone flicks it to mid-wicket but straight to the fielder.