Buttler surprised by Stokes reprieves as England close in on whitewash

<div class="pa_art"><p>Jos Buttler admitted feeling "an element of disbelief" as Sri Lanka spinner Lakshan Sandakan twice reprieved Ben Stokes by over-stepping, helping England move one step closer to a 3-0 whitewash in Colombo.</p><p>A clean sweep away from home has only been achieved by two other England sides, in series of at least three Tests, but the class of 2018 need just six more wickets on day four to repeat a feat last achieved in 1963.</p><p>At 53 for four a ground-record chase of 327 looks well beyond a home side who were at least partially to blame for their predicament.</p><!-- EMBED START Instagram --><figure><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqmo-24 . . .