England's Joe Root (R) celebrates with team-mate James Anderson after completing his double century during the first cricket test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's cricket ground in London, England June 13, 2014. REUTERS/Philip Brown
LONDON (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Kaushal Silva and Kumar Sangakkara offered stubborn resistance on the second day of the opening test at Lord's after Joe Root put England in control by hitting his maiden test double ton on Friday.
The 23-year-old Root, dropped for the final Ashes test during England's 5-0 whitewash Down Under, brought up his 200 with a dab behind square after a well compiled innings that featured 16 boundaries from 298 balls.
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