Prasanna and reviews frustrate England

Prasanna Jayawardene's stylish, unbeaten fifty helped take Sri Lanka to 316 for six against England at tea on the second day of the first Test at Sophia Gardens here on Friday. The wicketkeeper was 69 not out at the interval, having hit eight fours in nearly three hours at the crease. Together with Thisara Perera (19 not out), he'd so far added 38 in a brisk 46 balls for the seventh wicket. Earlier, England endured a frustrating time at the hands of the controversial umpire decision review system They twice thought they had Farveez Maharoof, called up to an injury-hit squad from county side Lancashire, lbw. When Maharoof was on two, Stuart Broad challenged a not out verdict from Pakistan's Aleem Dar, with replays suggesting the ball was missing the stumps. Maharoof had moved on to six when James Anderson had a much closer appeal turned down by West Indian umpire Billy Doctrove. This time technology indicated the ball would have hit middle-and-off stumps. But it also suggested the ball had pitched marginally outside off-stump and, with the batsman attempting a shot, the decision was left to Doctrove who stuck by his original verdict. Maharoof hung around for over an hour, helping Prasanna Jayawardene add 35 for the sixth wicket, before his luck ran out in more ways than one. Prasanna Jayawardene's drive off Jonathan Trott was deflected into the bowler's end stumps by the occasional medium-pacer and Maharoof was run out backing up for 16 to leave Sri Lanka 278 for six. Perera shoud also have been run out but Kevin Pietersen, with time to hit the stumps from cover, missed with an under-arm flick. Sri Lanka started the second session on 207 for four, with Thilan Samaraweera 38 not out and Prasanna Jayawardene 21 not out. Samaraweera, who had rode his luck, went on to complete a 72-ball fifty. England, resting their seamers before the new ball was available, conceded 35 runs in the first six overs after lunch. But in the 81st over -- the first with the new ball -- James Anderson had Samaraweera caught throat high by Graeme Swann at second slip for 58 to end a stand of 84 that had taken Sri Lanka to 243 for five. Sri Lanka resumed Friday on 133 for two after losing captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (50), who won the toss, and Kumar Sangakkara for 11 late on Thursday's rain-marred first day. Opener Tharanga Paranavitana was 58 not out and Mahela Jayawardene unbeaten on four. Sri Lanka had yet to add to their total when Anderson jagged one back to Mahela Jayawardene and a fast, edged chance was well caught by Andrew Strauss after the England captain moved sharply to his right at first slip. Left-hander Paranavitana added only eight to his total before he edged an intended drive off Chris Tremlett onto his stumps to end an innings of more than four-and-a-half hours.