Cook reaches 10,000 runs, England wins 2nd test and series

Chester-Le-Street: England captain Alastair Cook became the youngest player to reach 10,000 test runs in guiding his team to a nine-wicket victory in the second test against Sri Lanka, clinching a convincing series win.

After Jimmy Anderson took 5-58 - his 21st five-wicket haul in tests - to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 475, England reached its target of 79 with ease on the fourth day. Cook underpinned the chase, getting to 5 runs to reach to the 10,000-run mark and finishing on 47.

England, which won the first test by an innings, took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-test series. The third test starts June 9 at Lord's.

Dinesh Chandimal led Sri Lanka's resistance in its second innings by scoring 126 for his sixth test century.