Chaminda Vaas gets the action underway on day three by reaching his 12th career half-century Michael Vaughan only just manages to hold onto Vaas's top edge to end the seventh-wicket stand on 183 Mahela Jayawardene punishes England's mistakes with his fourth career double-century before declaring on 499-8 Needing 300 to avoid the follow-on, England are soon in trouble as Vaughan falls lbw for one to Vaas in the third over Veteran left-armer Vaas is back in the thick of the action with ball in hand as he takes four top-order wickets Ian Bell is disconsolate as the stumps are broken by a direct throw after his confused calling Lasith Malinga produces a snorting delivery to have Kevin Pietersen caught behind and celebrates accordingly Matt Prior gropes at a delivery from Vaas that keeps low to be England's sixth wicket to fall in just the 11th over Ryan Sidebottom and Paul Collingwood survive some vicious bowling to add 37 is 17.3 overs Rain provides England with some respite as the covers are brought on for almost three hours in Galle England's innings crumbles after the break as Collingwood is bowled by Chanaka Welegedara for 29 Matthew Hoggard becomes Welegedara's second victim of the day after edging to slip with England a shocking 72-9 England are dismissed for just 81 and immediately follow on - batting for just one over before bad light stops play
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