Why did England spinners leave it to Jimmy?

10 This was the first time all 10 wickets in a Test innings in Sri Lanka were taken by seam bowlers since England played at Kandy in 2001 when Darren Gough and Andy Caddick took four apiece with Craig White claiming the other two.

Jack Leach and Dom Bess returned joint figures of 0-195 in Sri Lanka’s first innings only for slow left-armer Lasith Embuldeniya to continue his dominance over England’s openers.

Leach and Bess in Sri Lanka’s first innings

Embuldeniya has dismissed Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley three times each so far this series in 55 balls for just eight runs.