Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan was happy his players consigned their Cardiff nightmare to the past as they closed in on England's first-innings score at Lord's.
Sri Lanka were 372 for three at the end of play on Day Three.
Heading into the second npower Test 1-0 down in the series after collapsing to 82 at the SWALEC Stadium, Sri Lanka showed no hangover as Dilshan led the way with 193.
He told Sky Sports 1: "We had to forget what happened at Cardiff, we had to come strong here and we had to do our job.
"As a captain I'm really happy that we batted really well after Cardiff where we got out in 25 overs. I'm really happy with the way the boys have batted."
Dilshan admitted he had been itching to join other Sri Lankan greats on the Lord's honours board.
"I said this Test match it might be my name would go on the board and it's happened," he said. "I'm really happy."
With the rain wiping out half the day's play, Sri Lanka's charge towards a first-innings lead was halted.
"If it didn't rain we might be past England's score, then we could get some runs on Monday," he said. "But we can still get a 100/150-run lead.
"It's a good challenge for us in these conditions against the taller boys. We're really enjoying batting in the middle."
Dilshan appeared to injure his thumb shortly before going off but he revealed it was nothing too serious.
"The thumb is okay," he said. "There's no fracture. Last year I got a fracture on the same spot. Now it's bruises.
Sri Lanka were 372 for three at the end of play on Day Three.
He told Sky Sports 1: "We had to forget what happened at Cardiff, we had to come strong here and we had to do our job.
"As a captain I'm really happy that we batted really well after Cardiff where we got out in 25 overs. I'm really happy with the way the boys have batted."
Dilshan admitted he had been itching to join other Sri Lankan greats on the Lord's honours board.
"I said this Test match it might be my name would go on the board and it's happened," he said. "I'm really happy."
With the rain wiping out half the day's play, Sri Lanka's charge towards a first-innings lead was halted.
"If it didn't rain we might be past England's score, then we could get some runs on Monday," he said. "But we can still get a 100/150-run lead.
"It's a good challenge for us in these conditions against the taller boys. We're really enjoying batting in the middle."
Dilshan appeared to injure his thumb shortly before going off but he revealed it was nothing too serious.
"The thumb is okay," he said. "There's no fracture. Last year I got a fracture on the same spot. Now it's bruises.
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