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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Tom Moody, the coach of Sri Lanka, believes his side's recent success in England was a stepping stone towards achieving greater goals in the future https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/253959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/253959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-253959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's credibility as a one-day side took a further blow after their 5-0 thumping to Sri Lanka, dropping to the eighth spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following England's crushing defeat to Sri Lanka yesterday Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, has bemoaned the glut of injuries to have affected his squad, while defending Andrew Strauss' captaincy in the light of a 5-0 whitewash https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten Sri Lanka's performances against England in the five-match one-day series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252124 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten England's performances against Sri Lanka in the five-match one-day series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The post-match formalities after Sri Lanka's amazing run chase at Headingley were played out with the surreal backdrop of the final throws of England's World Cup clash against Portugal https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252077.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McGlashan's verdict from Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga led Sri Lanka to a quite brilliant eight-wicket win in the final one-dayer against England at Headingley to secure the most comprehensive of whitewashes, taking the series 5-0 - with over 12 overs to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/252017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-252017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All eyes will be on England as they line-up for another vital international match on Saturday - whether anyone will be paying any interest in the cricketers is another matter entirely https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss was again forced to defend his players after England had their fourth straight defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was a celebration for Sri Lanka says Andrew McGlashan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251770.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251770.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251770 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A new-look England it might have been, but the result was just the same as Sri Lanka swept to a 33-run win at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251724.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251724.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251724 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For England there is only pride to play for, a familiar position for this team in one-day cricket. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251680 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire's Vikram Solanki has been drafted into England's one-day squad as cover for Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, both of whom have injury concerns https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell, the Warwickshire and England batsman, has set his sights on a Test recall https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The prospect of Michael Vaughan making an England comeback this summer is still unclear following a meeting with experts to discuss his knee injury. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/251452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/251452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has been cleared to play the remaining matches of the NatWest Series after a scan on his left knee revealed no serious damage https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251403.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251403.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251403 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following England's crushing eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street on Saturday, to hand the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead, the England coach Duncan Fletcher has urged his squad to take greater individual responsibility if they are to a https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss warned that his side would have to urgently show some results if they are ever to be contenders for next year's World Cup in West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's vat of excuses are rapidly drying up, argues Will Luke https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene added another chapter to a memorable tour with a series-sealing century as Sri Lanka overpowered England by eight wickets at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Harmison will be looking for a victory at his home ground as England bid to keep their one-day series against Sri Lanka alive on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251180.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251180.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251180 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the rest of Sri Lanka's tour of England because he is flying home to be with his son who is ill https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has insisted he will do all he can to put his personal fitness problems behind him so he can help an injury-hit England side battle back in their ongoing one-day international series with Sri Lanka. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/251053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-251053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After another crushing win by Sri Lanka, England simply cannot rely on Kevin Pietersen alone to haul them out of trouble https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has kept England's hopes of levelling the one-day series alive with a gem of an innings which displayed his full range of strokeplay https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250864.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250864.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250864 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second of five one-dayers gets underway in south London tomorrow, at The Oval, with England licking their wounds after Sri Lanka comprehensively outplayed them at Lord's on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Graveney, the chairman of selectors, warned that England will have to lift their performances in both forms of the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took first blood in the one-day series with an impressive 20-run win at Lord's based on fine career-best performances from Upul Tharanga and Lasith Malinga backed up by sharp fielding https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took first blood in the one-day series with an impressive 20-run win at Lord's based on fine career-best performances from Upul Tharanga and Lasith Malinga backed up by sharp fielding https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England and Sri Lanka prepare themselves for the first of five one-dayers, with the World Cup in 2007 not far behind in their thoughts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250610.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250610.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250610 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka kept their cool under the lights to secure a thrilling two-run victory off the last ball of the Twenty20 international at The Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kabir Ali has been called up to replace Glen Chapple for England's one-day series against Sri Lanka which gets underway at Lord's on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of their one-day series against England at Lord's on Saturday, Farveez Maharoof, the Sri Lanka allrounder, believes his team will be a serious threat in the 2007 World Cup, despite a recent slip in their one-day form https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Harmison, the England fast bower, says he is all geared up for the Twenty20 clash against Sri Lanka at Hampshire's Rose Bowl today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250485.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250485.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250485 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daren Gough has hit out at England's selectors by claiming that "everyone" knows he should be in his country's one-day side for the series against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/250482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/250482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen is likely to return from injury to face Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 game at The Rose Bowl, and Paul Collingwood is also set to play despite sustaining a thigh injury during Tuesday's ODI win over Ireland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's rather faltering preparations for the NatWest Series were stymied by rain which limited their Twenty20warm-up game against a PCA Masters XI at Arundel to 16 overs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have fallen to a 51-run defeat against Somerset after Matthew Wood hit 116 and Charl Willoughby grabbed six wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250168.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250168.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250168 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen is positive in whatever he does, so it is no surprise that he is looking on the bright side of England's recent dip in fortunes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/250161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/250161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex put a spanner in the works of Sri Lanka's preparations for the Natwest Series as they inflicted a six-wicket defeat at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/250059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-250059 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have strengthened their pace attack for the ODI series against England by calling up Dilhara Fernando and Ruchira Perera into a 14-man squad. The five-match series begins at Lord's on June 17. The two replace Nuwan Zoysa and Nuwan Kulasekera in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249819.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249819.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249819 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller talks about the fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249667 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, said that Sri Lanka's drawn series felt more like a win after the manner in which they surged to victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge, and he called on his young team to treat the result as a springboard for f https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249640.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249640.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249640 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, has been fined 20% of his match fee for knocking over his stumps after being dismissed at Trent Bridge in the final Test of the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan wanted to make what might be his final Test in England one to remember. He achieved that in stunning fashion at Trent Bridge with a haul of 8 for 70 as Sri Lanka stormed to a 134-run victory to level the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller talks about the third day of the Trent Bridge Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249498 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A tough third day for England at Trent Bridge was compounded by injury concerns to three key players https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steady as she goes was the Sri Lankan method on the third day at Trent Bridge and it proved mighty effective as they took a firm grip on the deciding Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249421.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller talks about the second day of the Trent Bridge Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This hard-fought series is heading for a fascinating conclusion after the two teams ended virtually all-square on the second day at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller talks about the first day's play at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka refused to surrender the series on the opening day a Trent Bridge despite another middle-order meltdown which left them in a familiar predicament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England returned to winning ways at Edgbaston this week and now fully expect to seal the series when the final Test gets underway at Trent Bridge tomorrow morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249059 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya has been named in Sri Lanka's 12-man squad for the third Test at Trent Bridge, which gets underway on Friday morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, Asantha de Mel, is set to take control of selection issues when he arrives in England for the one-day series later this month, a move that is sure to increase the pressure on the coach, Tom Moody https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249028.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/249028.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249028 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher complimented Kevin Pietersen's approach to batting, describing him as a thinking cricketer with a solid gameplan for every bowler https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vandort's hundred in the second Test against England has not only given him immense satisfaction, it has also silenced the critics who had questioned his ability to score runs against opponents other than Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher, England's coach, has admitted that Monty Panesar "knows he is under a lot of pressure" to improve the quality of his fielding https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/248799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/248799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ahead of the third and final Test against England, the Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has called for an improved batting performance if they are to avoid a 2-0 series defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/248786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/248786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248786 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have named an unchanged squad from the team which beat Sri Lanka at Edgbaston yesterday, ahead of the third Test at Trent Bridge on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's superb 142 in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston has lifted him to a career-best tenth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/story/248766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/story/248766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Led by a powerful new-ball bursts from Liam Plunkett and Andrew Flintoff, England crushed Sri Lanka's resistance on the fourth day at Edgbaston, completing a six-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248629 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT After leading England to a convincing victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test at Edgbaston today, and hitting the winning runs, Andrew Flintoff paid tribute to Kevin Pietersen whose 142 in England's first innings set them up for victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If it looked like a commanding victory by England, it didn't feel like it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248672.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248672.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248672 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tom Moody, the Sri Lanka coach, believes that a target of over 130 to 140 could pose a challenge for England in the second Test at Edgbaston, especially with Muttiah Muralitharan to contend with https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vandort and Tillakaratne Dilshan formed a resolute fifth-wicket stand of 125 as Sri Lanka moved into the lead on a truncated third day at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248565 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT When play finally started at 4.45pm, the Edgbaston crowd was somehow almost full. For nearly six hours, Birmingham's hardiest, most fanatical (or drunk?) cricket-lovers remained in their seats, or at least in the bar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248610.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248610.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248610 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's breathtaking 142 and a productive final session in the field put England within sight of a swift victory at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248428 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Only when Kevin Pietersen raised his arms to cheer his sublime hundred did he show his one sign of fallibility during the entire innings: he dropped his bat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248509.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248509.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248509 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the nightmare performance by their fielders last week at Lord's, Geraint Jones promised a greatly improved effort by England and his team-mates didn't disappoint on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248328 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Daniel Brigham examines the value of England's two reserve pacemen, Liam Plunkett and Sajid Mahmood, who are fighting for one spot in the team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller's verdict from the opening day of the second Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka will take on the Professional Cricketers' Association Masters in a Twenty20 match at Arundel Castle ground in Sussex on June 13 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya has been left out of Sri Lanka's 12-man squad for the second Test at Edgbaston but Lasith Malinga, the pace bowler, is included https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire's recently instated chief executive, Colin Povey, has attacked Edgbaston's groundsman Steve Rouse regarding comments he made over the decision not to use the ground's regular Test pitch just days before the venue hosts England's second Test a https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sajid Mahmood has come a long way in a short space of time. While England were beating Australia by a nail-biting two runs in the second Test at Edgbaston last year, he was taking 6 for 56 for Lancashire 2nds against Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248167.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248167.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248167 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Speculation is mounting about Michael Vaughan's future in international cricket, despite England's chairman of selectors, David Graveney, doing his utmost to allay fears https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/248110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/248110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Geoff Boycott, the former England and Yorkshire batsman, has expressed his concern over Michael Vaughan's future with England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After his side drew with Sussex on a rain-affected final day at Hove, Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has said Sanath Jayasuriya is still in the equation to play in the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison has not been recalled to England's squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston, despite making his comeback for Durham against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge last week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/248035.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-248035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lasith Malinga took five wickets to stake his claim for a place in the second Test at Edgbaston, but the Sri Lankans were held up by a century on first-class debut from Oliver Rayner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Upul Tharanga's fine form continued as he thumped a timely ton for the Sri Lankans in their tour match against Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya has said that he is optimistic that he will get a chance to play for Sri Lanka in England, despite being effectively ruled out of contention for the second Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247899.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247899.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247899 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derek Underwood, the former England left-arm spinner, has urged the selectors to persist with Monty Panesar this summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247874 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took every opportunity to give their batsmen time in the middle on the second day of the tour match against Sussex at a chilly Hove, piling up 521 for 5 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's assistant coach, Trevor Penney, believes a lapse of concentration was to blame for the spate of dropped catches that cost England victory in the first Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya has been overlooked for Sri Lanka's four-day warm-up game against Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene admitted that his team's achievement was beginning to sink in, as he reflected on their remarkable backs-to-the-wall draw in the first Test against England at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/247649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/247649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's selectors will have to wait until the end of the week before finding out whether Steve Harmison will be fit for the second Test which starts at Edgbaston in eight days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff admitted that England's lapses in the field had made the difference, as Sri Lanka batted out the last two-and-a-half days to secure a remarkable draw in the first Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Friday evening, after a powder-puff bowling display and a spineless top-order performance, Sri Lanka lay in tatters. Three days later, one of the most remarkable rearguards had been completed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England had only themselves to blame, as Sri Lanka pulled off one of the most spectacular escapes of all time, says Andrew Miller https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, praised the performance of his young team and said that their efforts ranked up there with the best, as the first Test at Lord's was saved through a brilliant rearguard action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247314.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247314.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247314 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning escape on the final day as the tail defied everything England could throw at them https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247254.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247254.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247254 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In his 52-match, 202-wicket career, Matthew Hoggard has scarcely looked as enraged as he did when Andrew Strauss at third slip spilled a regulation chance off Mahela Jayawardene https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene is not one of nature's most domineering cricketers. Quiet, polite and unassuming https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247195.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247195.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247195 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene fought tooth and nail before being cruelly dispatched after an outstanding fighting century that kept Sri Lanka's hopes of a draw flickering in the gloom at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247147.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247147.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247147 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya has said that he had to think twice before coming out of retirement after he was asked by Ashantha de Mel, chairman of selectors, to change his mind https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247126.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247126.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247126 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The moment when it came was typical Hoggard. Flat on his back and chuckling merrily to himself, the tenth England cricketer to bag 200 Test wickets was a picture of modest contentment https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvsl/content/story/247116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-247116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT