LONDON: England captured the final seven Sri Lanka first-innings wickets for 107 runs in the second Test at Lord's Monday to give itself an opportunity to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Sri Lanka, comfortably positioned at 372 for three at the start of the fourth day, succumbed for 479 in reply to England's 486 after the opening session had been washed out. England lost captain Andrew Strauss for a second-ball duck but Alastair Cook (61 not out) and Jonathan Trott (58) added 117 for the second wicket from 116 balls to restore their team's fortunes. At the close of a prolonged day, England was 149-2 in its second innings, an overall lead of 156, with 98 overs scheduled for Tuesday's final day. Steven Finn and Graeme Swann took seven wickets between them after play began following a frustrating Sunday in which 50.4 overs were lost to rain. The England fast bowlers had been criticized by bowling coach David Saker for their lack of accuracy and they still strayed down the leg-side with 25 byes and 23 leg-byes included among the extras. They were able, though, to extract life and lift from the rain-freshened pitch with Finn proving the most successful with four for 108. Swann had never been allowed to settle Sunday as Tillakaratne Dilshan used his feet repeatedly to negate the off-spinner's threat during an heroic captain's innings of 193. Swann bounced back against the Sri Lankan tailenders, however, capturing three wickets from 16 balls to wrap up the innings with figures of three for 101.
