England v Sri Lanka: second Test - day one in pictures

England's storming performance in the first Test and some beautiful weather have combined to help pack out the home of cricket. Sri Lanka win the toss and elect to bowl first. Strauss and Cook open the batting for England though it's not till the third over that either of them get any runs on the board. It's also the over that Sri Lanka get their first wicket when Welegedara traps Strauss for lbw on four Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Trott replaces the England captain and quickly gets off the mark with two runs by working a straight delivery from Lakmal through midwicket. However, in the next over the Sri Lankan bowler gets his revenge when his delivery thuds into a pad after Trott steps across his stumps. That's not a good start for England. They are now 18-2 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Things go from bad to worse two overs later when Pietersen goes courtesy of a lovely two-handed diving catch by Sri Lanka's captain, Dilshan. The home team are now 23-3 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

That's a bit more like it as Bell comes on and hooks his first ball from Lakmal for four. Bell does a good job of steadying the ship in the following overs as he racks up 32 runs, giving England a total of 75-3 as the teams break for lunch Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The teams come out after lunch and Alastair Cook, who is also doing a fine job totting up the runs after England's wobbly patch during the morning session, square-cuts Rangana Herath. He reaches his half century in the 34th over and England are 118-3 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

That's got to hurt. Bell takes one in the stomach from Fernando Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

In the 37th over Bell also reaches his half century, but only two overs and two runs later he's gone. He edges one of Welegedara's deliveries into the grateful hands of the yellow spectacle wearing Paranavitana. England are 130-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Cook is still doing a sterling job racking up the runs, here he pulls Fernando for four Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Eoin Morgan also starts to up his run rate and in the 45th over whacks Herath over down to mid-on with an almost lazy, glorious six with what could well be shot of the day. At tea Morgan is on 23, Cook on 75 and England are 165-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

After tea, Cook continue to rack up the runs and looks odds on to record his third consecutive hundred ... until the 61st over. Cook tries a pull off the new bowler Fernando but top edges it into the air, where a grateful Maharoof is waiting at mid-on and takes a simple catch. He goes on 96 and looks disappointed as he trudges off Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Matt Prior takes to the field and soon piles on the runs, notching his half century within 20 overs Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins

Eoin Morgan makes his way to 79 before he is caught LBW by Lakmal Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The Sri Lankan fielders wait for an edge in the evening sun, but unfortunately for them it doesn't come and the day's proceedings finish with Prior on 73, Broad 17 and England are on 342-6 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian