The Sri Lanka coach, the great opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, said it was his team’s plan to bore Brook out – and it worked.

“We go through their batsmen, just like they go through ours,” he said. “We know they have very strong areas, and that we have to keep it tight and frustrate them. Bowl a tight line and length just outside the off stump. Keep doing that in these conditions, with the ball moving, he was frustrated. We bowled well, the right line and length.

“Sometimes you go into the top gear, and sometimes you have to slow it down a bit. You can’t be in top gear all the time when you play this type of cricket. Play your natural game but take as little risks as you can, when there’s a packed field on the offside or legside, you need to fight it hard. it’s part of the game, you need to work hard and be mentally strong.”