CHESTER-LE-STREET: England captain Alastair Cook, after winning the toss, declared his side's first innings on a total of 498 for nine on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Riverside on Saturday.

Moeen Ali made a Test-best 155 not, including 70 of the 90 England made after lunch before Cook closed the innings.

Nuwan Pradeep took four for 107 in 33 overs, while left-arm spinner Rangana Herath's lone wicket of the innings saw him to 300 wickets in Tests.

England lead the three-match series 1-0 following their innings and 88-run victory in the first Test at Headingley last week.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016