Prasanna Jayawardene takes charge

Prasanna Jayawardene's composed century and a late wicket for Suranga Lakmal damaged England's hopes of starting the international summer with victory in the first npower Test in Cardiff.

After a rain-affected first day, England enjoyed a fine start yesterday morning when Sri Lanka lynchpin Mahela Jayawardene was undone by James Anderson without a run added to the overnight total of 133 for two.

But his namesake's 112, his third Test ton, steered his team to 400 all out and Andrew Strauss fell before the close as England reached stumps on 47 for one.

Stuart Broad endured plenty of frustration before finally claiming his 100th Test wicket, at 24 the second youngest player to do so after Ian Botham, but there was concerning news on Anderson, who did not bowl after complaining of stiffness in his back and side.

Mahela Jayawardene, on his 34th birthday, was the victim of a wonderful inswinger from Anderson in the third over, Strauss completing the dismissal with a fine catch at slip.

Opener Tharanga Paranavitana, who had already been floored by Chris Tremlett, eventually fell to the Surrey man for 66 - painstakingly compiled from 61 overs.

Wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene got off the mark with a shot worthy of a specialist, crunching Broad through mid-on and Sri Lanka continued in positive mood as England paired the off-colour Graeme Swann and the part-timer Jonathan Trott in advance of the new ball.

The 50 partnership came up off 83 balls before Thilan Samaraweera's own half-century followed off 72, with eight boundaries along the way. Anderson soon got things back on track with the new ball, which was just six deliveries old when Samaraweera (58) edged to Swann in the cordon.

But another frustrating Sri Lanka partnership developed and Jayawardene became the fourth player of the innings to make 50. England needed some luck and found it as Maharoof was run out backing up at the non-striker's end when the bowler, Trott, got a finger on Jayawardene's straight drive.

Broad's long wait for wicket 100 ended when Perera chipped to Tremlett at mid-on, but Jayawardene breezed through the 90s before easing to his century with a clip through mid-wicket.

The last three wickets fell for three runs, Rangana Herath (25) and Ranasinghe Lakmal (2), both out to Swann either side of Jayawardene, caught at the wicket off Broad for a vital 112.

And Strauss' wicket, caught at slip by Mahela Jayawardene off the bowling of Lakmal for 20, was the icing on the cake.