I'm sure Bill Lawry would have used just that expression by now had he been commentating. And no I haven't drawn breath, I'm still wondering where I start my match report this evening.

Why is it that low scoring matches on sayso pitches produce such enthralling games of cricket? I suppose it is because runs mean something in these games, useful 40's and 50's are important. And I suppose one over can change the course of a game.

Jayasuriya obviously doesn't like being upstaged and thought he'd grab a few headlines for himself. Should he retire, as has been touted, if he gets a hundred.

Jayasuriya has just gone for 78, not enough to save him even if he wanted to stay. The reaction of Sangakkara, who shook his hand as he walked off, suggested that this is it for him.

Like Muralitharan he is an amazing player, His record - average - is not particularly impressive considering the flat pitches he has played on but it is the style of his batting that has made him such a legend. Has there ever been a more fearsome striker of a cricket ball in Test or one-day cricket? He will continue to play one-day cricket for some while; he is fit enough.

I agree Sri lanka are now on top with Murali to bowl on a wearing pitch. What could England chase and what bowler has conceded the most runs in an over in Test cricket?

We, or should i say some cricket lovers, question the techniques of players from this part of the world but how refreshing is it to watch them play cricket. The great thing about cricket is that there are so many different ways of batting and bowling and it would be wrong to say that one method is oncorrect.

I find it more fun watching Asian cricketers play than those from England, Australia or South Africa where strict coaching has formed the games of players. There is another bowler on the field who conceded six fours in an over, Who is he?

Well, Stuart Broad, a squad member, went for 36 in an over at the hands of Yuvraj Singh in the recent Twenty20 Championship. As for the 24, i'll take a guess at Matthew Hoggard when Nathan Astle went crazy in Christchurch five years ago.

Obviously the basics are vital but coaches can sometimes get too carried away with technique. England will be hoping Sangakkara doesn't break his duck here. If he does I fear the Test is beyond England.

Out of curiosity, do the expert bloggers feel that the pitch has eased up for those facing the seamers, while generating more rough for the spinners, but keeping lower and slower? After watching Sri Lanka in their second innings, I had the impression that batting had become somewhat easier. This seems in keeping with a number of the past games on this ground. Any thoughts? Also, any predictions about the course of this game? My head says Sri Lanka by perhaps 50-100 runs, unless England have a phenomenal first session on day 4.

Pitches on the subcontinent never cease to amaze you. Many look as though they will fall apart after two days but hold together until the end of the game. This pitch does appear to have got easier, especially against the seamers. On the first day there was bound to be a bit of moisture in it - it was green and damp two days before the Test - and England's seamers expolited it euperbly.

I agree with Olympian it did look as though the bounce would become ever more inconsistent but it hasn't. The cracks in have not disappeared but perhaps it is the style of bowlers. England have three pitch it up swingers who bowl along the pitch. Sri Lanka, in Fernando, have a tall hit the pitch hard bowler and those traits mean he is more likely to get inconsistent bounce.

Bowlers can't really aim for cracks; they either appear on your length or they don't. Broad and Harmison are the England bowlers who would best exploit inconsistent bounce but neither is playing. The pitch will continue to turn and Murali will become harder and harder to play. It will be interesting to see whether the emotion of breaking the record has an affect on him. Sri Lanka, now on 232-2, are looking strong favourites but England could escape with a draw.