Jamie Smith holds it together for England on Day 2 in Manchester after Asitha Fernando’s exploits

England will be a bit happier side than Sri Lanka after the two days of play in the first of the three Test matches in Manchester on Thursday, August 22 but the visitors won’t feel that they are out of it, at least just yet. England took a midget lead of 23 runs and still have a set batter in Jamie Smith, with four wickets in hand and might just be a touch ahead of Sri Lanka but the whole batting innings on the second day was a sea-saw for the home side as whenever the hosts threatened to run away with the game, Asitha Fernando and Co. would take a wicket.