England's batsmen shone under pressure to draw the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday and keep their hopes alive in the three-match series. The tourists, needing to bat out the fifth day after trailing by 197 runs on the first innings, played solidly to move to 250-3 in their second knock by tea before rain washed out the final session.
England now head for the final Test in Galle from next Tuesday seeking a series-levelling win after losing the first Test in Kandy by 88 runs last week. Alastair Cook, captain Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell hit half-centuries to keep the Sri Lankans at bay on a dead pitch where just 22 wickets fell over the five days.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, who was later named man of the match for his 195 in the team's first innings total of 548-9, defended his decision to delay the declaration until after tea on the fourth day.
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