I said before the series that England should strengthen their batting. A strong batting lineup will save matches on most occasions and occasionally win a match by posting a huge innings total that crushes the spirit of the opposition as Sri Lanka have done in the 3rd Test. We knew the England bowling was going to struggle on these pitches so no surprises there from the seamers. Panesar must be doing something wrong to be averaging 50 per wicket.

Looking at the England dismissals on Day 3 it looks like the England batsmen were playing from the crease with little footwork. This allowed the swing bowlers to pitch it up and swing the ball both ways. England's batsmen must be more positive tomorrow and attack the bowlers more.

England's recent away record in Test matches is diabolical. If they lose or draw this match their record will be one win in the last 15 Test matches.