England fight to salvage Test

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Sangakkara struck 152 out of Sri Lanka's 442 for eight declared, which left England with an improbable chase of 350.

The tourists lost Alastair Cook to Chaminda Vaas in the first over for the second time in the match when a regulation edge was taken at first slip.

But nightwatchman James Anderson kept captain Michael Vaughan company until another premature close due to the light - this time at 5.14pm with England nine for one.

Swing bowler Matthew Hoggard, who secured a belated breakthrough on a fourth day dominated by the home batsmen, aggravated a back injury to cause further consternation in the England dressing room.

England went wicketless until 10 minutes before lunch and were made to spend 130 overs in the field in all.

Sangakkara hit a maiden Test hundred against England, and his 16th in all, to complete a set of three-figure scores against every Test nation.

Hoggard, 30, sent down the first two overs with the new ball in the second session but succumbed to the discomfort which has plagued him throughout the second innings - worryingly it was damaged facet joints in his back which caused him to miss last summer's Test series against India.

Since relinquishing the wicketkeeping gloves 18 months ago, Sangakkara has averaged in excess of 150, struck seven hundreds, including two doubles, and two half-centuries.