Alastair Cook sets off for a single as England start day five on 102-1, needing to reach 418 to make Sri Lanka bat again England's resistance lasts until the eighth over of the day when Muttiah Muralitharan bowls Ian Bell for 34 Pietersen is furious after being set up by Muralitharan and popping a catch to mid-on for 30 Two balls later, Murali bamboozles Collingwood with the doosra that sees the batsman stumped for a duck, England 200-4 And it gets worse for England as Ravi Bopara is run out first ball, a golden pair for the Essex boy, England 200-5 England fans sum up their feelings with this banner hoisted from the top of Galle fort Cook becomes England's first centurion this series, completing the seventh Test ton in his 24th Test Cook and Matt Prior run off as the heavens open but the heavy shower passes and England resume having taken tea early England's nerve is tested again as Cook falls to Chanaka Welegedara after a fine knock of 118, leaving England 250-6 Shortly after Cook's dismissal the bad weather returns and with the rain still pouring down the match is abandoned as a draw Despite being denied a chance to win the Test Sri Lanka's players are able to celebrate a deserved 1-0 series victory
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