Sri Lanka XI declare on 431-6 on day 2 of warm-up

Having endured an energy-sapping day in the field yesterday, the opening pair exacted revenge - and got some much-needed time in the middle - as they put on an unbroken 193 for the first wicket. Strauss ended the session unbeaten on 96 with his partner, promoted in the absence of the rested Alastair Cook, on 91. The hosts made England field for almost an hour in the morning session before reaching the agreed first-innings maximum of 100 overs. A variety of carefree shots helped yield 55 runs in that period, topping up the total from 376 for five to 431 for six. Angelo Perera was the man out, upper-cutting Steven Finn to third man for 85. But the Middlesex seamer did no more or less than Tim Bresnan to push his Test case and England will have been most pleased to see Stuart Broad get another three overs in on his injured ankle. Trott got the England reply going by nudging his third ball for four and punched Vishwa Fernando for another boundary in the fourth over. Strauss found his feet with successive fours off Fernando two overs later, but Sri Lanka\'s Tharanga Lakshitha was keeping the batsmen honest at the other end. A confident Strauss pull off Isuru Udana, followed by an inside edge to the fine-leg boundary off the same bowler, kept the total ticking along. England were having little trouble finding the ropes, with Trott\'s trademark flick through mid-wicket and a Strauss drive bringing up a brisk half-century stand. By lunch pair had put on 60 without loss. England continued with positive intent as the afternoon\'s play got under way. Trott wasted no time in milking four boundaries off the wayward Udana to race past 40 and Strauss greeted the arrival of slow left-armer Sajeera Weerakoon by hoisting his second delivery over long-off for six. The hosts turned back to strike bowler Lakshitha and Strauss promptly guided his first ball to the long-leg boundary. Trott won the race to 50, reaching the mark in 62 balls with the first of two consecutive boundaries off Weerakoon. Leg-spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi was next in to the attack but nothing looked likely to knock England off their stride, with a misfield at point helping Strauss to his half-century. Lokuarachchi put out a hand as he attempted to catch a Trott rocket over middle stump but the umpire took the brunt of the blow. That denied him another boundary, but both men were helping themselves to those by now as they eased to 150 in 207 deliveries. On 95 Strauss offered an edge off Fernando, but the ball was grounded before reaching the wicketkeeper. Tea came before either man could bring up three figures, though that appeared a formality.