.Gus Atkinson continued his Lord's relationship through taking five wickets as England thrashed Sri Lanka through 190 runs in the 2nd Exam to take an undisputable 2-0 top in a three-match series.Sri Lanka, established what will have been a brand-new Exam document fourth-innings succeeding overall of 483, were disregarded for 292 after tea on the 4th day despite fifties from Dinesh Chandimal (58 ), Dimuth Karunaratne (55) and leader Dhananjaya de Silva (fifty ). Fast bowler Atkinson, that scored his first first-class hundred in England's first-innings 427, led the strike with 5-62. Player-of-the-match Atkinson safeguarded a fifth reference on the clothing area honours boards in merely his second Test at God's after taking 12 wickets on England debut versus the West Indies in July.He additionally became just the third England cricketer after Tony Greig as well as Ian Botham to score a century as well as take 5 gates in an innings of the very same Test.Watch every round of the England v Sri Lanka Test collection LIVE & special to Fox Cricket, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today > Atkinson complied with India's Vinoo Mankad (versus England in 1952) as well as Botham (versus Pakistan in 1978) as the only men to have achieved that double at God's. The 26-year-old Surrey paceman's most up-to-date exceptional yield assisted England seal off a 7th succeeding draw Sri Lanka following their five-wicket results in last week's 1st Test at Old Trafford." To get on both honours panels is extraordinary," Atkinson told Sky Athletics." It will certainly take an although to sink in." This activity was also a private conquest for Joe Root. For the first time in 145 suits at this amount, Root created hundreds in each innings-- 143 as well as 103-- to set a brand new record of 34 Exam centuries by an England batsman.Sri Lanka have little time to regroup just before the third Test at The Egg-shaped beginnings on Friday.De Silva acknowledged he had actually been incorrect in choosing to field on a good hitting pitch after succeeding the throw." Absolutely. I acquired it incorrect," he told the BBC, before incorporating: "Our experts have actually come to improve the initial innings whether we baseball bat or even bowl to begin with, that's what I will definitely be actually telling my young boys is that we have actually got to start better." Gus Atkinson of England commemorates putting away Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka. Photograph by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesSri Lanka returned to Sunday on 2-53, along with the probabilities piled against all of them provided the best winning fourth-innings total in any Examination is the West Indies' 7-418 versus Australia at Street John's in 2002/03. However Root-- that on Saturday had actually taken his 200th Test catch-- reprieved Karunaratne when losing a hard one-handed slip opportunity from the opener's edged removed Atkinson.Karunaratne, 36, steered and also took Atkinson for fours off subsequent distributions on his method to a 98-ball fifty including seven boundaries.The left-hander, having said that, was out shortly prior to lunch when injury-plagued fast bowler Olly Stone, in his first Exam for 3 years, generated a climbing 87 miles per hour (140 kmh) delivery that Karunaratne could just handwear cover down the legside to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.Chandimal counter-attacked early in the afternoon on his technique to a scurrying 42-ball fifty consisting of 40 operates in boundaries prior to Atkinson had him recorded at quick leg off baseball bat and pad.Kamindu Mendis, boasting a colossal Exam hitting average of 92 observing his third hundred in four Exams at Old Trafford, had actually created 74 in Sri Lanka's small first-innings 196. But the 25-year-old left-hander, once again batting reduced down the order, fell for merely four on Sunday when caught in the doffs Atkinson.Mendis's exit left Sri Lanka, that have today certainly not won any one of their nine Examinations at God's, sliding towards loss at 200-7. De Silva kept England standing by before playing on to Atkinson, that at that point possessed Milan Rathnayake caught responsible for to complete his five-wicket haul.Chris Woakes had the last word when Lahiru Kumara holed bent on Stone at mid-on. Later, England stand-in captain Ollie Pope said was actually startled due to the small participation at God's on Sunday as his edge wrapped up an effective set success over Sri Lanka.While the opening up 3 days of the match viewed the ground near to its 31,000 ability, only some 9000 spectators appeared as England completed a 190-run succeed after tea on the 4th time of the 2nd Exam to take an undisputable 2-0 lead in a three-match contest.Large groups for Tests have long been actually taken for approved at God's, which styles itself as the 'Home of Cricket'. The cost of tickets might possess been a problem, however, with the least expensive cost for adults on Sunday early morning beginning at u20a4 95 (AU$ 185)-- although Under-16s were acknowledged for $30. England's meet with the West Indies at Lord's in July, component of a 3-0 whitewash of the Caribbean side, was actually across inside 3 times and also might possess had an impact on advance fourth-day purchases as well.The absence of viewers was actually absolutely seen by Pope." It was actually type of weird," he mentioned." I think a few of us have actually been actually walking in per day and it was actually just like 'jeez, it seems peaceful today'. I am actually uncertain if people expected the activity to be carried out through time four or otherwise.".