England captain Michael Vaughan criticised umpire Darryl Harper's decision not to use technology on a crucial slip catch of Kevin Pietersen on the first day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Vaughan said common sense should have prompted Harper to use technology to examine whether Chamara Silva at second slip had scooped up the ball before it touched the ground.
Talking about his team position in the second test England skipper said " The match is evenly poised at the moment - I am sure we will be looking at 400 and we would like to keep them under 350."
SCOREBOARD:
England 1st innings:
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A. Cook lbw b Malinga 81
M. Vaughan c Mubarak b Muralitharan 87
I. Bell c Mubarak b Muralitharan 15
K. Pietersen c Sangakkara b Vaas 1
P. Collingwood not out 49
R. Bopara b Malinga 0
M. Prior not out 10
Extras: (b8, nb7) 15
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Total: (for five wickets) 258
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Fall of wickets: 1-133 (Vaughan), 2-168 (Bell), 3-171 (Pietersen), 4-237 (Cook), 5-237 (Bopara).
Bowling: Vaas 23-5-49-1 (nb2), Malinga 14-1-57-2 (nb4), Fernando 16-2-59-0 (nb1), Muralitharan 34-5-85-2
Overs: 87
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Daryl Harper (AUS)
TV umpire: Gamini Silva (SRI)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL).
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