Olly Stone spoke of England’s frustration after a dark day in south London in which they were forced to bowl only spin in the final session and surrendered a commanding position in the third Test. After tea, with England’s seamers mothballed, Sri Lanka eased from 142 for five to 211 without further loss, whittling the first-innings deficit down to 114.
“They’re the rules, aren’t they? You can’t change those,” Stone said. “It’s taken out of our hands. We’d have obviously loved to have bowled seam there. It’s just one of those things that’s frustrating but has to be done.”
