Sri Lanka v England: Matt Prior confident tourists will chase down target "It was a fantastic day's cricket," said Prior. The pitch is still good and it's been pretty tricky trying to winkle them out, but the way we stuck to our task was great. If you'd have said to us on the first day, after we lost the toss, that they'd be leading by 30 with six wickets down, we'd have taken that definitely. The job is not yet complete and, with England definitely needing to bat again, providing they take Sri Lanka's four remaining wickets on Saturday, memories of their botched attempt to chase 145 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, could resurface. "I don't think it will prey on our minds," said Prior. We've had that opportunity and sometimes to have the opportunity again is the best way to exorcise a ghost. I think each individual knows how we got it wrong that time. Whatever they set us tomorrow, whether it's a small total or a big total, we back ourselves to get it. England will need to win to level the series and preserve their No 1 status, at least for the next few months. So far the players and team management have played down the importance of being top dog, but Prior admitted there was pride at stake. "It is important and, from an individual point of view, every bloke in that dressing room wants to stay No 1," said Prior. We do want to be the best team in the world and we want to prove that we are. But it's not something that will play on our minds. We want to win this Test match because we want to win every Test match. Sri Lanka all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan conceded that Swann's intervention had altered the momentum of the game but was not conceding defeat. "Up until Swann's over we were in control," he said. But there is still a big session in the morning. Angelo is in, Mahela is in good form and Prasanna Jayawardene can bat, too. If they can bat one session and we lead by 130-140 this can still be a very good Test match.