Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd Test at Colombo, , Mar 15 2001 - Cricket Photos

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3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), March 15 - 17, 2001, England tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

241 & 81

England

(T:74) 249 & 74/6

England won by 4 wickets

Player Of The Match

Graham Thorpe

, ENG

113* & 32*

Player Of The Series

Darren Gough

, ENG

24 runs • 14 wkts

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground during the play•Jul 14, 2001•Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

England pose for photos after winning the series 2-1•Mar 17, 2001•Getty Images

Graham Thorpe made 32 not out in the second innings•Mar 17, 2001•Getty Images

Darren Gough gets bumps from his team-mates in a St George's flag•Mar 17, 2001•PA Photos/Getty Images

Ashley Giles celebrates the dismissal of Mahela Jayawardene•Mar 17, 2001•Getty Images

The victorious England team at the end of the match•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Graham Thorpe and Andy Caddick work out the tactics in the England first innings•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Graham Thorpe gets his 100 in the first innings•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mostly English supporters watch the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka•Mar 17, 2001•Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A general view of the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka•Mar 17, 2001•Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Ashley Giles appeals for Muthiah Muralidaran's wicket•Mar 17, 2001•Rebecca Naden/PA Photos/Getty Images

England captain Nasser Hussain talks to Man of the Match Graham Thorpe•Mar 17, 2001•Getty Images

Robert Croft is drenched in beer by his team-mates•Mar 17, 2001•Getty Images

Chaminda Vaas celebrates a wicket•Mar 17, 2001•Getty Images

Chaminda Vaas celebrates the wicket of Caddick in the England first innings•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

An exhausted Thorpe takes some post match refreshment•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Graham Thorpe with a sweep to leg in his second innings•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Graham Thorpe with an expansive drive in his first innings•Mar 17, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The crowd rush on at the end of the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka•Mar 17, 2001•Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The scorers at the Colombo Test, left is Joy Fernando and right, Malcolm Ashton•Mar 17, 2001•Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MA Atherton	caught	13	25
ME Trescothick	caught	10	23
MP Vaughan	bowled	8	21
GP Thorpe	not out	32	49
AJ Stewart	caught	0	5
C White	caught	8	11
N Hussain	caught	0	8
AF Giles	not out	1	6
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)
Total	74(6 wkts; 24.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	3	0	11	0	3.66
D Hettiarachchi	3	1	5	0	1.66
M Muralidaran	8	1	26	1	3.25
CRD Fernando	2	0	7	1	3.5 (1 nb)
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	0	24	4	2.82

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	23	Mike Atherton	Marcus Trescothick
2nd	1	Marcus Trescothick	Michael Vaughan
3rd	18	Graham Thorpe	Michael Vaughan
4th	1	Alec Stewart	Graham Thorpe
5th	20	Graham Thorpe	Craig White
6th	8	Nasser Hussain	Graham Thorpe
7th	3	Graham Thorpe	Ashley Giles

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