Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has scored a century on his Headingley home ground in Leeds for England to reach 8-243 at lunch on Friday's second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
He was in danger of running out of partners as Alex Hales fell 14 short of a maiden Test century and two more quick wickets followed.
The hosts had been 5-83 at one stage on a weather-shortened first day's play, before Hales and Bairstow came to the rescue with a stand of 141.
Then opener Hales, having taken 20 minutes to add to his overnight 71, decided to open up against left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and Dushmantha Chameera took a good catch running in from deep extra cover.
Chameera then claimed two wickets in one over, having Moeen Ali caught at short leg for a duck and bowling Stuart Broad for two.
Bairstow should have been dismissed on 70, offering a straightforward caught-and-bowled to Nuwan Pradeep, but he survived to reach his second Test ton on an overthrow and was 103no at lunch.
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