Anderson ten leads England's surge to innings victory

James Anderson sealed the third ten-wicket haul of his Test career, as England's bowlers powered their way to an innings-and-88 run victory with a final three-wicket flurry after tea

Mendis' royal flourish the only small solace

The No. 3's belief was something that eluded his team-mates over the four sessions which contained Sri Lanka's two farcical innings

Poor batting led to 'humiliating' defeat - Mathews

A failure to leave the ball decisively paved the road to an 'embarrassing' and 'humiliating' innings-defeat at Headingley, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said

Artful Anderson paints a Headingley masterpiece at last

James Anderson's status as a great fast bowler may be a matter for endless debate, but there's no question of the beauty of his very best performances

Sri Lanka fold for a second time

England's mastery of swinging conditions cannot mask progress

Sri Lanka are not the first touring team to struggle in typical English conditions, but that fact does not detract from James Anderson's magnificence

The return of the outswing

James Anderson has fantastic variation to his bowling, but the value of the stock ball should never be underestimated

First since Trueman; an average of 4.5

'Bairstow was batting on a different wicket' - Cook

Jonny Bairstow looked as if he were "playing on a different wicket" to everyone else in the first Investec Test according to England captain, Alastair Cook.

Anderson banishes Headingley demons as England enforce follow-on

Jonny Bairstow brought up his second Test century, before James Anderson and Stuart Broad shared nine wickets to condemn Sri Lanka to the follow-on

Ben Stokes out of England attack vs. Sri Lanka with knee injury

Ben Stokes is a doubt for the second Test against Sri Lanka, on his home ground at Chester-le-Street, after suffering a knee injury at Headingley

The task gets trickier for Angelo

The Sri Lankan captain has the skill to stand up to England's bowlers, so why did he not use a review? Whatever the situation, it was surely worth it

Nine wickets for England's new-ball pair

Anderson passes Kapil; Bairstow's Leeds form

The local lad who can now take on the world

This Headingley pitch has not made batting a simple task, but Jonny Bairstow played like a man in the form of his life with the stirring support of his home crowd

'We've hated the place for nine years' - Anderson

James Anderson credited a change of ends for improving his modest record at Headingley

Hales and Bairstow steady England after Shanaka strikes on debut

A diligent half-century from Alex Hales, coupled with some home-ground know-how from Jonny Bairstow, helped England to regroup with a 88-run stand for the sixth wicket

The skill of finding that Headingley length

Dasun Shanaka is not one of the great fast bowlers to run in at Headingley, but he found the length that the great ones do

England's mature Alex Hales weathers the storm

Amid a spluttering start to England's Test summer, Alex Hales played with the sort of discipline that suggests he has the game to succeed at this level

Shanaka baits England's top order

He was the last of the seamers used by Angelo Mathews, and even Dasun Shanaka seemed a little surprised with the big fish he hauled in

Sri Lanka's bowlers leave early mark on England

Injured Prasad to return home for treatment, 'unlikely' for Test series

Dhammika Prasad is being sent to Sri Lanka for further treatment on his shoulder strain, and is "unlikely" to play a further role on the tour of England

The cheapest ten-fors, and the longest gap between Tests

The charm of cricket's most unobtrusive participant

Wicketkeepers are only noticed when they fumble. But they are the real attention magnets - or ought to be

Andrew Strauss gives go-ahead for points system

A desire to ensure the continued relevance of international cricket is at the heart of the ECB's decision to introduce a points system

Mathews backs 'fearless' youngsters to shine

Angelo Mathews and Rangana Herath are the only men on tour to have played more than 30 Tests, but it is two inexperienced players who have buoyed Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test

Record looms for 'stubborn' England captain Alastair Cook

If England succeed against Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer they will complete a set that few would have contemplated possible two years ago

A new Test of resolve after T20 hiatus

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and Sri Lanka