England vow to turn the screw

England captain Andrew Strauss has promised there will be no let-up from his players as they prepare to go head to head with Sri Lanka in the second Test at Lord's on Friday.
Strauss' side pulled off one of the most remarkable victories in Test history in Cardiff as they skittled Sri Lanka for just 82 on the final afternoon to win by an innings and 14 runs at the SWALEC Stadium.

England can wrap up the three-match npower series early with another win over the next five days, but the skipper is not getting too carried away just yet.

He told Sky Sports News: "We're pretty buoyant after the way we managed to get the victory at the end there in Cardiff but we're also aware that it's right back to square one again here at Lord's.

"It's not often you win Test match in that manner - most of the Test matches you win come from three or four days of very hard work getting yourself in the position to win so we've got to get right back to square one here and I think the guys are excited to do that.

"I don't think any of us want to take our foot off the pedal now. We've got some early momentum in this series.

"We've got to push on and keep challenging ourselves to get better and better. We know that Lord's generally is a good wicket. You've got to fight hard for your wickets and it's usually five days of very hard work if you want to win a Test match."

Having romped to a stunning victory last time out, Strauss is expecting Sri Lanka to come out fighting at Lord's.

"You always expect a team to come out fighting," the 34-year-old said.

"I'm sure they would have been disappointed to be bowled out on that last day and with the quality of players they have they'll want to prove a point or two so we're expecting a pretty strong fightback from them. We've got to make sure we're better."

Injury to James Anderson means Jade Dernbach and Steven Finn are fighting it out to start at Lord's.

However Strauss claims no decision will be made on the final XI until Friday morning.

"It's obviously between Jade Dernbach and Steven Finn for that last place in the side," said Strauss.

"We're very excited by both. We haven't seen a lot of Jade but he's been very impressive both for the Lions and when he's been amongst the squad. And we all know what Steven Finn can do - he's been a quality performer for us over the last 12 months.

"We're going to have to decide what we think is the right balance of attack for this particular wicket and that's what we'll be deciding in the morning.

"I think we've got some good strength in depth and whoever gets the final nod will do a good job, I'm sure."

Strauss was full of praise for batsman Jonathan Trott, who made a serene double century on day four in Cardiff, and had encouraging words for Kevin Pietersen, whose vulnerability to left-arm spin was once again exposed in the first Test.

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