A marathon hundred by captain Michael Vaughan helped England salvage a draw in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Vaughan resisted over seven hours for his 105 from 333 balls to help England survive a torrid final day, just as they did in the drawn first Test in Galle. The tourists, who resumed on 89 for two chasing a highly improbable 368 to win, finished on 285 for seven. Muralitharan took4/ 64 to follow his four wickets in the first innings. Vaughan’s ton, which revived memories of Michael Atherton’s 10-hour match-saving 185 against South Africa in 1995-96, was his 10th in Tests and the first since he took over the captaincy from Nasser Hussain in July. England looked likely losers when Muralitharan trapped Andrew Flintoff (19) lbw and had Vaughan snapped up at bat-pad to leave England 233/7 with an hour and 20 minutes remaining.
