blameless

In blameless conditions, Sri Lanka should have made England work hard, only to fold in the face of some relentless pace bowling.

Only Brook, who made 33, can feel blameless, after he was trapped by a full one from Fernando.

He made a mistake on his final qualifying run yesterday but was blameless in today's first-corner collision.

“It is difficult to imagine a more blameless offense than resting outside with a blanket to survive the cold when you have nowhere else to go,” the advocates said.

In blameless conditions, England's minimum requirement was to drag the match into a fourth day.