England had to chase down a target of 200-odd, and they never looked in a fuss despite losing wickets upfront. Their approach was always positive and despite a few nervy moments during the chase, their middle-order batters looked in control. Joe Root continued to do what he has been doing since his arrival in this format, while Harry Brook had a handy partnership with England's most reliable batter for the fourth wicket. Just when Brook looked in control, he was dismissed by Jayasuriya. With a century under his belt, Jamie Smith walked out with the same confidence and played another pivotal innings. Root in the company of Woakes finished off the formalities as England got over the line with 5 wickets. Stay around for the presentations..

In reply, Sri Lanka didn't get off to a great start in the second their innings either, however, Mathews made his experience count and played a crucial innings to lead Sri Lanka's fightback. Once his resilience came to an end, Kamindu Mendis and the injured - Chandimal built a solid partnership for the 7th wicket. In fact, Sri Lanka didn't lose a single morning in today's morning session. It was in the post-lunch session that England managed to break that gritty partnership, and it didn't take them long to wipe off the tail following that. Kamindu Mendis' fine Test ton was the highlight of the first half of the day.

19:20 Local Time, 18:20 GMT, 23:50 IST: England go 1-0 up in the series as a result of this clinical win in Manchester. The England bowlers did a fine job by restricting Sri Lanka to 236 in the first innings, and it was an even better effort by their batters who helped them gain a sizeable first innings lead. Jamie Smith and Harry Brook made significant contributions by notching up a century and half-century respectively, while the other England batters chipped in with handy contributions to help them gain that pivotal first lead of 122.

P Jayasuriya to Root, FOUR, England win by 5 wickets! First Test victory for Ollie Pope as England's captain. A tossed up delivery by Jayasuriya and Root advances down the track to loft it over mid-on for a rollicking boundary. That's Game. Set. Match as the players have the customary handshakes. Root looks pleased as England's mainstay takes his team over the line. Woakes along with Root start walking back to the pavilion after completing the formalities..

P Jayasuriya to Root, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Root defends it off the front foot

Milan Rathnayake to Root, 1 run, back of a length on leg, clipped to fine leg by Root for a single

Milan Rathnayake to Root, no run, on a length at the stumps, Root attempts a reverse scoop, ends up getting a bottom edge that hits him on the body

Milan Rathnayake to Root, no run, almost a yorker length on middle and leg, flicked to square leg by Root

Milan Rathnayake to Root, no run, shimmies down the wicket to work this length ball across the line, gets a leading edge past the bowler

Milan Rathnayake to Root, no run, appeal for an lbw turned down. Sri Lanka don't have any reviews left either. This length ball nipped back in sharply and pinned the batter on the pads, but the impact was high and it might have missed leg as well

Milan Rathnayake to Woakes, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered through backward point for a single

Milan Priyanath Rathnayake [11.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack

Probably the last over of the match as England need only 6 runs more..

P Jayasuriya to Root, no run, blocked off the front foot towards mid-wicket by Root

P Jayasuriya to Root, 2 runs, quicker through the air on leg, nudged through the leg-side for a couple of runs. 6 runs required