England seven down at tea against Sri Lanka

England have lost the wickets of Joe Root and Matt Prior to leave them 177 runs from victory on 173-7 at tea on the final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley.

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Starting on 83-5, the hosts added 90 runs to their total before heading back to the pavilion ahead of the final session.

Root reached 31 before he was bowled by Nuwan Pradeep, while Prior was dismissed by Dhammika Prasad for 10 following a lengthy review.

Moeen Ali (56 not out) and Chris Jordan (9 not out) will resume at the crease when play continues.