1st Test Day 5 Match Drawn Eng: 575-9 & 267-8 SL: 453 & 201-9

England were denied victory in an incredible finale to the first Test as Sri Lanka's last-wicket pair batted out the final five balls to cling on for a draw at Lord's.

In scenes of barely believable drama, umpire Paul Reiffel gave Nuwan Pradeep out lbw to apparently hand England victory on the penultimate ball.

But Sri Lanka used the decision review system to reveal an inside edge, and when an outside edge off the last ball landed inches short of second slip, the tourists had survived.

The result means the teams will head to the second and final Test at Headingley on Friday with the series all square.

The match appeared to be drifting towards a stalemate when Sri Lanka, chasing a notional 390 for victory, reached 164-3 at tea.

But an amazing final session, in which six wickets fell for 37 runs in fading light, saw England to the cusp of a victory that would have banished the memories of their disastrous 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia.

James Anderson finished with figures of 4-25 off 19 overs, Broad 3-43 and Chris Jordan 2-34 to complete a hugely encouraging debut.

Anderson swung the match either side of tea with three wickets, including the prize scalps of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, in a devastating spell to reduce Sri Lanka to 170-5 with 31 overs remaining.

Mahela Jayawardene was caught behind for 18 in the over before the interval and Sangakkara, 39 runs away from his second century in the match, chopped Anderson on to his stumps.

Four balls later, Lahiru Thirimanne prodded tentatively at a reverse-swinger outside off stump and edged to Matt Prior to leave Sri Lanka five down.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and Prasanna Jayawardene appeared to take the sting out of the tourists with a partnership that spanned 20 overs.

The door was forced back open by the irrepressible Jordan, who trapped Prasanna Jayawardene lbw to leave Sri Lanka six down.

England took the second new ball and the mayhem continued. Broad found Nuwan Kulasekara's pads, then Anderson drew an edge from Mathews that flew to slip with 18 balls left.

Sri Lanka's ninth-wicket pair rode out the next two over, but Broad had Rangana Herath taken down the leg side with the first ball of the last over.

As Reiffel's finger went up four balls later, England were jumping around in elation, but when DRS revealed a thick inside edge, the joy was all Sri Lanka's.