Collingwood was 48 not out, having batted for over three-and-a-half hours, off 178 balls with a lone six. Matthew Hoggard was unbeaten on three.

England scored just 52 runs in 35 overs between lunch and tea.

Murali had two for 60 off 29 overs and Jayasuriya two for 19 off 11.

Together with Geraint Jones, Collingwood eked out a stand of 33 before the wicketkeeper, losing patience, went down the pitch to drive off-spinner Muralitharan only to be stumped by Kumar Sangakkara for 19 to leave England 151 for six.

And when fast bowler Lasith Malinga returned, he hit Collingwood in the ribs with his first ball back.

Runs all but dried up as Muralidaran wheeled away from the Pavilion End before Collingwood broke the shackles with an on-driven six, England's only boundary of the session.

Collingwood's Durham colleague Liam Plunkett resisted for 72 minutes but on nine he was bowled off-stump by left-armer and former captain Jayasuriya, playing his first Test after reversing his retirement from the five-day game.

England resumed Saturday on 53 for two with Alastair Cook 12 not out and Kevin Pietersen, who made 142 in the hosts' six-wicket second Test win at Edgbaston, unbeaten on six.

Sri Lanka had needed a last-wicket stand of 62 between Chaminda Vaas and Muralidaran to take them past 200 on Friday.

But it was Malinga, with his distinctive 'slingshot' action, who made the first breakthrough Saturday.

He appeared to surprise Cook with a 90mph delivery and bowled the Essex batsman off the inside edge for 24.

Malinga then left Collingwood on his back with a well-directed bouncer which the batsman did well to avoid.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene also put pressure on the batsmen with several inventive field-placings.

It was good support for Murali who had often singlehandedly kept Sri Lanka in the series with 13 wickets in the first two Tests.

Kevin Pietersen's duel with Murali had been the central drama at Edgbaston and, after one false shot, he went down the pitch to off-drive him for four.

Then, when Murali changed ends, Pietersen swept him for a huge six over mid-wicket.

But two balls later Murali had Pietersen, checking a vertical-bat sweep, giving an easy catch to Jayawardene at short fine leg for 41, with one six and four fours.

Six balls later 117 for four became 118 for five when Jayasuriya, best known as a batsman but a more than useful bowler, had England's other dangerman, captain Andrew Flintoff, well caught off a forcing shot at slip by Jayawardene for just one.