MbS made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father, King Salman
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Having moved on from an overnight 149-2 to 260-3 at lunch on Tuesday’s final day, England began taking risks in hope of setting a challenging total.
Cook was stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene for 106 in the fifth over of the session, Eoin Morgan holed out for 4 in the next and Matthew Prior was run out for 4 in the next.
Four wickets tumbled for 30 runs, but Sri Lanka’s slim chances of victory will be diminished by captain Tillakaratne Dilshan’s fractured thumb. Dilshan did not field and will only bat if absolutely necessary
SCOREBOARD
England 1st Innings 486 (M Prior 126, A Cook 96, E Morgan 79, S Broad 54, I Bell 52; C Welegedara 4-122, S Lakmal 3-126)
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 479 (T Dilshan 193, T Paranavitana 65; S Finn 4-108, G Swann 3-101
England 2nd Innings (overnight: 149-2)
A. Strauss lbw b Welegedara 0
A. Cook st P Jayawardene b Herath 106
J. Trott b Herath 58
K. Pietersen b Herath 72
I. Bell not out 57
E. Morgan c Lakmal b Fernando 4
M. Prior run out (P Jayawardene) 4
S. Broad c P Jayawardene b Fernando 3
Extras (lb12, w1, nb18) 31
Total (7 wkts dec, 78.1 overs, 366 mins) 335
Did not bat: G Swann, C Tremlett, S Finn
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Strauss), 2-117 (Trott), 3-244 (Pietersen), 4-305 (Cook), 5-312 (Morgan), 6-319 (Prior), 7-335 (Broad)
Bowling: Welegedara 10-1-50-1 (3nb); Lakmal 17-0-70-0 (7nb, 1w); Maharoof 7-0-24-0 (2nb); Fernando 20.1-2-92-2 (6nb); Herath 24-2-87-3;
Sri Lanka: Tharanga Paranavitana, Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Prasanna Jayawardene (wkt), Farveez Maharoof, Rangana Herath, Dilhara Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Chanaka Welegedara
Match position: Sri Lanka need 343 runs to win with all 10 second innings wickets standing.
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Aleem Dar (PAK)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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