Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test at Colombo, , Dec 09 2007 - Cricket Photos

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2nd Test, Colombo (SSC), December 09 - 13, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

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England

351 & 250/3

Sri Lanka

548/9d

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Mahela Jayawardene

, SL

195

The groundstaff prepare to bring the covers on •Dec 13, 2007•PA Photos

Kevin Pietersen cracks one through the covers, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Kevin Pietersen cracks one through the covers•Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Nifty footwork from Paul Collingwood , Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Nifty footwork from Paul Collingwood •Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Ian Bell lofts over the top...and is caught at long-on, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Ian Bell lofts over the top...and is caught at long-on•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Ian Bell leans into a cover drive, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Ian Bell leans into a cover drive•Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Alastair Cook cuts off the back foot, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Alastair Cook cuts off the back foot•Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Michael Vaughan clips to leg on his way to 61, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Michael Vaughan clips to leg on his way to 61•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Michael Vaughan acknowledges applause for his fifty, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Michael Vaughan acknowledges applause for his fifty•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Steve Harmison rues another one that got away, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 12, 2007

Steve Harmison rues another one that got away•Dec 12, 2007•Getty Images

Prasanna Jayawardene shows his flamboyant side with an upper cut, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 12, 2007

Prasanna Jayawardene shows his flamboyant side with an upper cut•Dec 12, 2007•Getty Images

The clouds linger over the SSC in Colombo, before the rain fell to force a draw, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

The clouds linger over the SSC in Colombo, before the rain fell to force a draw•Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen clobbers a six over midwicket, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Kevin Pietersen clobbers a six over midwicket•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates the wicket of Ian Bell, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates the wicket of Ian Bell•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Alastair Cook watches Mahela Jayawardene take a sharp chance to his left to dismiss him, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Alastair Cook watches Mahela Jayawardene take a sharp chance •Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Alastair Cook leans back to hammer one off the back foot, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Alastair Cook leans back to hammer one off the back foot•Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Alastair Cook punches down the ground, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Alastair Cook punches down the ground•Dec 13, 2007•Getty Images

Alastair Cook pulls over midwicket, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Alastair Cook pulls over midwicket•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Michael Vaughan smiles and shakes hands with Alastair Cook after the pair put on 107 for the opening stand, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 13, 2007

Michael Vaughan smiles and shakes hands with Alastair Cook after the pair put on 107 for the opening stand•Dec 13, 2007•AFP

Michael Vaughan began his second innings in positive style, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 12, 2007

Michael Vaughan began his second innings in positive style•Dec 12, 2007•AFP

Prasanna Jayawardene stands tall to cut, Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, December 12, 2007

Prasanna Jayawardene stands tall to cut•Dec 12, 2007•Getty Images

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AN Cook	caught	62	124
MP Vaughan	caught	61	109
IR Bell	caught	54	88
KP Pietersen	not out	45	79
PD Collingwood	not out	23	67
Extras	(nb 5)
Total	250(3 wkts; 77 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	16	2	56	0	3.5 (2 nb)
SL Malinga	8	1	37	0	4.62 (1 nb)
CRD Fernando	10	0	30	1	3
J Mubarak	1	0	8	0	8
M Muralidaran	27	5	58	1	2.14 (1 nb)
DPMD Jayawardene	2	1	4	0	2
LPC Silva	13	1	57	1	4.38 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	107	Michael Vaughan	Alastair Cook
2nd	45	Ian Bell	Alastair Cook
3rd	52	Ian Bell	Kevin Pietersen
4th	46	Paul Collingwood	Kevin Pietersen

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