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England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test scorecard, Gus Atkinson five-wicket haul as well as century at God's, video clip, highlights

.Gus Atkinson continued his God's love affair by taking 5 wickets as England thrashed Sri Lanka through 190 runs in the 2nd Examination to take an undisputable 2-0 top in a three-match series.Sri Lanka, placed what will possess been a new Exam file fourth-innings gaining total amount of 483, were disregarded for 292 after tea on the 4th day in spite of fifties from Dinesh Chandimal (58 ), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) as well as leader Dhananjaya de Silva (50 ). Swift bowler Atkinson, that scored his maiden excellent hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the assault along with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson protected a fifth reference on the dressing space honours panels in just his second Exam at Lord's after taking 12 gates on England debut against the West Indies in July.He also ended up being simply the 3rd England cricketer after Tony Greig and Ian Botham to score a century and also take 5 gates in an innings of the exact same Test.Watch every sphere of the England v Sri Lanka Exam collection LIVE &amp special to Fox Cricket, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free trial today &gt Atkinson observed India's Vinoo Mankad (against England in 1952) and also Botham (against Pakistan in 1978) as the only guys to have achieved that double at Lord's. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman's most current excellent yield aided England secure a seventh successive gain Sri Lanka observing their five-wicket success in recently's 1st Test at Old Trafford." To get on each honours panels is actually astonishing," Atkinson said to Skies Sports." It will take an although to penetrate." This video game was additionally a private victory for Joe Origin. For the very first time in 145 matches at this degree, Origin made hundreds in each innings-- 143 as well as 103-- to establish a brand new report of 34 Test centuries through an England batsman.Sri Lanka possess little time to regroup prior to the 3rd Exam at The Oblong begins on Friday.De Silva confessed he had actually made a mistake in deciding to field on a really good hitting pitch after gaining the chuck." Undoubtedly. I received it inappropriate," he said to the BBC, before incorporating: "Our company have actually reached improve the first innings whether our team bat or bowl first, that's what I will be informing my kids is that our experts have actually come to start better." Gus Atkinson of England celebrates putting away Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka. Image through Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesSri Lanka resumed Sunday on 2-53, along with the odds stacked against them offered the best succeeding fourth-innings total in any type of Test is actually the West Indies' 7-418 against Australia at St John's in 2002/03. However Root-- who on Saturday had actually taken his 200th Examination catch-- reprieved Karunaratne when losing a tough one-handed lapse opportunity from the opener's edged trimmed Atkinson.Karunaratne, 36, steered and took Atkinson for fours off succeeding distributions on his way to a 98-ball fifty consisting of seven boundaries.The left-hander, having said that, was actually out quickly just before lunch time when injury-plagued prompt bowler Olly Rock, in his first Test for 3 years, created an increasing 87 miles per hour (140 kmh) shipment that Karunaratne might just handwear cover down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.Chandimal counter-attacked early in the afternoon on his method to a scurrying 42-ball fifty consisting of 40 operates in boundaries prior to Atkinson had him recorded at short lower leg off bat and also pad.Kamindu Mendis, flaunting an enormous Exam batting standard of 92 following his third hundred in 4 Tests at Old Trafford, had actually created 74 in Sri Lanka's small first-innings 196. But the 25-year-old left-hander, once again hitting reduced down the order, succumbed to just 4 on Sunday when caught in the slips off Atkinson.Mendis's departure left Sri Lanka, who have actually now certainly not succeeded some of their nine Exams at Lord's, slipping towards defeat at 200-7. De Silva kept England standing by just before using to Atkinson, that after that had Milan Rathnayake caught behind to complete his five-wicket haul.Chris Woakes possessed the last word when Lahiru Kumara holed out to Stone at mid-on. Later, England stand-in leader Ollie Pope mentioned was actually stunned due to the meagre presence at Lord's on Sunday as his edge concluded an effective series victory over Sri Lanka.While the opening up three times of the suit saw the ground close to its 31,000 ability, merely some 9000 viewers were present as England accomplished a 190-run succeed after herbal tea on the 4th day of the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match contest.Large groups for Exams have long been taken for granted at God's, which types itself as the 'Home of Cricket'. The cost of tickets may possess been a concern, nonetheless, along with the most inexpensive cost for grownups on Sunday early morning beginning at u20a4 95 (AU$ 185)-- although Under-16s were actually accepted for $30. England's conflict along with the West Indies at God's in July, aspect of a 3-0 whitewash of the Caribbean side, was actually throughout inside three times and also may have had an influence on development fourth-day sales as well.The shortage of spectators was definitely discovered by Pope." It was type of bizarre," he pointed out." I presume a few of us have been walking in daily as well as it was similar to 'jeez, it seems peaceful today'. I'm unsure if folks anticipated the video game to become done by day 4 or otherwise.".