Thorpe in blast over 'tales out of school'

England batsman Graham Thorpe today accused Sri Lanka of telling "tales out of school" following their decision to report Nasser Hussain.

Former captain Hussain was accused of verbally abusing spinner Muttiah Muralitharan during the Second Test but match referee Clive Lloyd found the charge unproven.

There were no flashpoint incidents today while England were bowled out for 294 and Sri Lanka extended their lead to 127 by reaching 39 for one at stumps.

But Thorpe and Co are clearly unhappy.

"There are quite a few of us in the dressing room who have taken plenty of stick off certain cricket teams and we kept our mouths shut," he said. "It's like trying to get players sent off at football. You don't need to do it."