After two long days in the field, England finally get some batting practice on the final day in Colombo Restored to the opener's role, captain Michael Vaughan hits out early on, and 28 of his 38 runs come in boundaries Vaughan tries an unusual method of cooling off at a drinks break as he and Alastair Cook add 77 for the first wicket After Vaughan departs, Cook hits 63 off 87 balls before retiring to allow other players a chance to bat Ian Bell hits a six early on, and eventually retires at a drinks break after he has made 49 Kevin Pietersen is the only front-line batsman to fail with the bat, making just four before he is caught at gully The match has long been effectively over as a contest as England take some much-needed batting practice Paul Collingwood (52) and Owais Shah (38) become the third and fourth England players to retire their innings Ravi Bopara gets in on the action, hitting 40 not out before the game finishes as a draw
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