James Anderson strikes early but Sri Lanka steady the ship

James Anderson marked his return to Test cricket with two wickets in two balls as England made a solid start to the second Test in Galle.

Having lost the toss, it was England’s leading wicket taker — playing for the first time since last September — who gave his side the perfect start taking two wickets in the fifth over of the morning and spark concern in the Sri Lankan dressing room that they were seeing a repeat of their side’s dismal display in the first innings of the first Test.

England had made just one change to the side that took a seven-wicket victory in the first Test, with Anderson replacing Stuart Broad. Sri Lanka has not always been a happy hunting ground for