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Cricket:Matthew Hoggard fronted a clinical display in the field as England dismissed Sri Lanka for 188 at Asgiriya.
Hoggard returned figures of 14-3-29-4, left-arm spinner Monty Panesar chipped in with three for 46 while some sound catching meant the hosts were bundled out shortly after tea on the opening day.
Panesar struck twice shortly before the second interval to wrest the advantage back England's way after Kumar Sangakkara engineered a fightback from 42 for five.
Sangakkara was denied a fourth hundred in as many Test matches, however, when Paul Collingwood intercepted a fierce drive with a stunning one-handed catch at point.
Later in that James Anderson over, a terrible mix-up between Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga resulted in the former's run-out.
The innings ended in a flurry but England had to be patient after a successful Hoggard-inspired morning session.
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Hoggard returned figures of 14-3-29-4, left-arm spinner Monty Panesar chipped in with three for 46 while some sound catching meant the hosts were bundled out shortly after tea on the opening day.
Panesar struck twice shortly before the second interval to wrest the advantage back England's way after Kumar Sangakkara engineered a fightback from 42 for five.
Sangakkara was denied a fourth hundred in as many Test matches, however, when Paul Collingwood intercepted a fierce drive with a stunning one-handed catch at point.
Later in that James Anderson over, a terrible mix-up between Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga resulted in the former's run-out.
The innings ended in a flurry but England had to be patient after a successful Hoggard-inspired morning session.
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