England supporters are heavily outnumbered inside Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium but they are still ready to make plenty of noise during of the World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka
Having chosen to bat first, England skipper Andrew Strauss looks out of sorts on a sluggish pitch and departs for five after aiming an ugly swipe at a straight ball from spinner Tillakaratne Dilshan
Given the job of opening in a one-day international for the first time since November 2008, Ian Bell makes a promising start but then, on 25, tamely clips a catch straight to mid-wicket
Sri Lanka fans are delighted by the start made by their team, restricting England to 56-2 after 17 overs
Ravi Bopara makes a desperate dive after being called for a sharp single as he and the reliable Jonathan Trott try to rebuild England's innings
Trott and Bopara add 64 in 18 overs before the latter falls lbw to Muttiah Muralitharan (pictured) for 31, the decision upheld after referral to the TV umpire
Jonathan Trott, sporting some unsual neckwear because of the heat, plays a deft reverse sweep on the way to yet another international half century for England
Sri Lanka's fielding starts to come apart at the seams as England try to lift the run rate with Thilan Samaraweera (pictured) and Angelo Mathews both guilty of dropping Eoin Morgan
A high-velocity yorker from Lasith Malinga shatters the bottom of Morgan's bat but the Middlesex left-hander contributes 50 to a stand of 91 with Trott before he is finally caught off Sri Lanka's pace bowler
Mahela Jayawardene denies Trott a hundred by safely taking a catch in the deep from Muralitharan's off-spin as England finish their 50 overs with a score of 229-6
Sri Lanka's openers quickly show they will not allow themselves to be tied down by the England bowlers as Upul Tharanga dances down the wicket and lofts Graeme Swann straight for the first six of the match
Tillakaratne Dilshan is fortunate when a mistimed hook lobs over England's fielders but he is quick to punish anything wide of off stump as he and Tharanga post a half-century stand from only 53 deliveries
England skipper Andrew Strauss changes his bowlers frequently to try and check Sri Lanka's momentum but his face wears a forlorn look as the breakthrough fails to arrive
The months of living out of suitcases appears to have finally caught up with England as Sri Lanka march on towards their target, with even the normally irrepressible Graeme Swann unable to raise a smile
With victory seemingly in the bag, Dilshan decides it is time to attempt his audacious 'Dilscoop' shot but fails to make a proper connection as he tries to lift the ball over Matt Prior's head and has to settle for a single
Dilshan enjoys a moment of silent contemplation amid the hubbub of the crowd after completing his 10th one-day hundred off 104 balls, with two sixes and nine fours
Tharanga suffers badly from cramp in the final overs of the match but has enough energy left to hit the winning boundary and reach his own century - as Sri Lanka go through to face New Zealand in the semi-finals
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