England retained the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings after they leveled the two-Test series with an eight-wicket win in the 2nd match.
England defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second and final Test in Colombo to level the series 1-1 and retain their number one Test ranking.
Graeme Swann puts England in charge of the second Test as Sri Lanka move 33 runs ahead with just four wickets remaining. Mahela remained unbeaten on 55 at stumps.
Pietersen (151) made it England's day despite Herath (6-133). England all-out for 460, a lead of 185 runs in on day three on 2nd Test match against Sri Lanka at Colombo.
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook shared a 122-run opening stand as England cemented their advantage over Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit a fantastic hundred to bail his team out but SL lost 2 wickets late in the day and were reduced to 238/6 at stumps on Day 1. Anderson was the best bowler with 3 wickets.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Test against England at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.
Sri Lanka hope to celebrate 30 years in Test cricket by toppling England from the number one ranking when the second and final Test starts in Colombo on Tuesday.
Herath completed a maiden 10-wicket match haul to take Sri Lanka to an emphatic win in the first Test against England despite Jonathan Trott's defiant century threatening to steal the game.
England, set a history-defying target of 340, recovered from two crucial blows as they reached 111 for two at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
