An inaugural cross-format Super Series will be at stake when England take on Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer.
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That surpassed his previous Headingley best of three for 91, also against Sri Lanka, two years ago.
“Today I’m introducing the Super Series, the victor of which will be the overall tour victor for the Sri Lanka and Pakistan series over all formats”, said Strauss.
His team-mates were wearing black armbands throughout the Headingley Test as a mark of respect for those who have lost their lives and homes to the floods in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka were in serious trouble at 12 for 3 when Broad picked up his second off the very next over, generating some away movement to send Kusal Mendis packing for a duck. Star Sports 1 and Star Sports HD 1 will telecast the match live.
Sri Lanka captain Mathews had spoken pre-match about targeting England’s top six, though, and the momentum swung in their favour as Shanaka took three wickets for one run in eight balls.
Bairstow dominated with 67 of them and went on to a richly-deserved 145-ball hundred, thanks to an overthrow from Kaushal Silva at cover for the two scurried runs still required – before raising his arms aloft in front of a delighted crowd on his home turf.
In contrast, Sri Lanka can move to as high as 98 points, but to make this happen, it will have to win all three Tests.
Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne forged a brief fight before Anderson trapped the Sri Lankan skipper in front of the stumps to go past Kapil’s Test tally of 434 and slot in at the sixth spot of all-time wicket-takers.
Test debutant Dusan Shanaka then fell for a golden duck, caught behind by Bairstow, to leave Anderson on a hat-trick.
Anderson completed his 19th five-wicket haul in tests and outstanding figures of five for 16 when he had Shaminda Eranga caught by Bairstow down the leg-side.
Concerns over England’s cooler climate have led some to suggest that day-night action would not be a success in the United Kingdom, but Graves says the European Central Bank can not ignore its popularity.
But Friday’s decision by England’s new-ball duo to switch their usual ends at Headingley proved inspired.
Broad was back too to help finish the job in a hectic, and increasingly cloudy, evening session in which batting was a thankless task. “The rationale is that the game of cricket is evolving unbelievably quickly, and I think we feel responsibility to ensure the global game develops”, said the former English skipper.
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England resumed on 171 for five, having collapsed to 83 for five on Thursday. But Hales and Bairstow, who successfully reviewed an lbw decision given against him on 40, ensured there was no further damage on an eventful first day of the worldwide summer.
