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(c)Cricinfo en-gb England have been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third Test against Sri Lanka in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/327287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/327287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-327287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan, England's captain, has been fined 40% of his match fees while the rest of the team received a 20% cut on their earnings, for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third Test against Sri Lanka in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/327198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/327198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-327198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan had admitted that Sri Lanka deserved their series win over England and that England had been "beaten by a better team" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/327019.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/327019.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-327019 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 1-0 loss to Sri Lanka saw England slip from second to fifth in the LG ICC Test Championship table https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/326906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/326906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the fifth and final day at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326896 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka were denied victory at Galle when a second torrential afternoon downpour ended the final Test during the last session with England tottering on 251 for 6 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A weather-ruined day has given England a hope of saving the third and final Test, but it's going to take more than that to wash away the memory of Thursday's abject performance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326746.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326746.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326746 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's hopes of securing a face-saving draw they scarcely deserve have been boosted after torrential rain washed out the final two sessions on the fourth day at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As and when England are finally put out of their misery in this series, the world rankings will reveal that their golden era is officially over. In one fell swoop, they will have slipped from No. 2 to No. 5, the result of two indifferent years since the 2 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, spoke of his pride in answering the critics who questioned his value after he struck a workmanlike 90 and took four wickets on the third day against England at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the third day at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A mentally shattered England folded for 81, their lowest total for five years, on the third day at Galle as Chaminda Vaas led a bowling display which put Sri Lanka within sight of the 2-0 win that will lift them to second place in the world rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan, who scored a stylish 84 on his return to the Sri Lankan team, said he was under no pressure https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326414.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326414.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326414 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not content with locking them out of the final Test with a steadfast and brilliant 149 not out, Mahela Jayawardene accused England afterwards of lacking the will to win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller presents the plays of the second day from the third Test between Sri Lanka and England at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's hunt for a series victory has become a personal quest for Mahela Jayawardene after his unbeaten 149 kept England in the field throughout the second day at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's coach, Trevor Bayliss, has expressed surprise at the way the Galle wicket played, after his team scored 147 for 4 on a rain delayed opening day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the second innings running, Steve Harmison was the pick of a committed England attack https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326257 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the opening day from Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three years after tragedy struck Galle, Test cricket returned to the International Stadium. A late burst from Steve Harmison meant England ended a truncated opening day with their noses in front https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has said the motivation to win the final Test against England starting Tuesday in Galle is to move up to the No. 2 spot in the ICC Test team rankings. Sri Lanka are leading the three-Test series 1-0 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Galle's renovated stadium is set to host the third Test, but the match will have a delayed start due to inclement weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Drop by drop, blade by blade, paving slab by paving slab, Galle's beleaguered stadium is getting itself ready for the biggest opening night of its nine-year international history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325966.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325966.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325966 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No one has shown as much commitment to the Galle International Stadium that Jayananda Warnaweera has. It was his heart and soul until the morning of December 26, 2004. The tsunami came and destroyed all what he had worked for since 1998, the year when the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the groundsmen of Galle fight against the elements ahead of Tuesday's final Test, the England batsman, Paul Collingwood, is readying himself for a return to the ground at which he made his debut four years ago https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The newly reconstructed stadium at Galle is facing a race against time to be fit for the third Test between Sri Lanka and England on Tuesday, after heavy unseasonal rain hindered the attempts of groundstaff and construction workers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have made two changes to their line-up for the final Test against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325704.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325704.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325704 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England eased to safety on the fifth and final afternoon at Colombo, thanks to a trio of half-centuries from Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, a sensible fourth-wicket stand of 46 between Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, and a tea-time del https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325268 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT India have closed in on South Africa in the LG ICC Test Championship table following their 1-0 series win over Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/325352.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/325352.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325352 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene says he was surprised at England's approach towards the match, and that the tourists need to display more enterprise to win a Test in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the end, the rain was a mercy. In theory a miracle was still possible, with England's lead only slender, but no-one truly believed it was possible, not even Muttiah Muralitharan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the final plays of the day from the Colombo Test between England and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325310 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It wasn't the most attractive day of Test cricket, but Sri Lanka's batsmen put them in a dominating position on the fourth day at Colombo with a 197-run lead over a weary England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325061 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Steve Harmison's efforts during the Colombo Test have been one of the major positives for England as they aim to save the match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325175.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325175.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325175 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Prasanna Jayawardene has impressed during the first two Tests against England with his sharp glove work and resilient batting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the day from the fourth day between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/325162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene made England toil with a magnificent 167, his 20th in Tests, remaining unbeaten at stumps on the third day as Sri Lanka grafted their way into a dominant position at Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324822 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT The third day at the SSC couldn't have gone much better for Mahela Jayawardene. His unbeaten 167 led Sri Lanka to a 28-run lead over England with six wickets remaining and in the process he became his country's leading run scorer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a day where they took two wickets, England were given a harsh lesson in playing cricket on the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the day from the third day between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After their poor final session yesterday evening, England urgently needed a better second day at Colombo in order to stay in the match. And, thanks to Matt Prior and Ryan Sidebottom, they battled hard to revive a fledgling first innings before nipping out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324627 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT As a general rule, Muttiah Muralitharan does not succumb to grumpiness, least of all when he is so heavily in the wickets as he has been in this series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the second day between Sri Lanka and England at Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took 4 for 91 in the final session to give them the advantage on the first day against England in Colombo. The home side's fortunes swung dramatically in their favour in the final half-hour of the day when Lasith Malinga ended Alastair Cook's im https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324481.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324481.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324481 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Cook was never comfortable during his five-hour stay at the crease, but it was his dismissal, not Pietersen's, that turned England's day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324590.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324590.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324590 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the first day between Sri Lanka and England at Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan says the third umpire should have been consulted over the controversial catch that ended Kevin Pietersen's innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324566.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324566.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324566 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lanka offspinner, is offering his fans the opportunity to bid on eBay for the chance to face him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka has the rare honour of going into a Test match with the world's best batsman and best bowler in their ranks, as they prepare to take on England in the second Test at the SSC on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Regardless of the positives that England claim to have carried with them from the first Test at Kandy, they remain 1-0 down in the series and in serious danger of losing their exalted status as the second-best side in the world https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Hoggard, the England fast bowler, has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo which gets underway tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324372.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324372.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324372 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison is in line for his first Test appearance since the West Indies series in June https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Upul Tharanga will replace the retired Sanath Jayasuriya in Sri Lanka's side for the second Test against England, at the SSC in Colombo, which starts on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although disappointed by the loss in the first Test in Kandy, Matt Prior believes the side can bounce back as in the ODI series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324080.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324080.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324080 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have reiterated their commitment to their current tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain and vice-captain, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, paid tribute to their team-mate and former leader, Sanath Jayasuriya https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Patience, Mahela Jayawardene said, was the key to Sri Lanka winning the first Test against England at Kandy and going 1-up in the three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England did astonishingly well to repel Murali for as long as they did. For 32 overs he toiled without reward. But then the wickets flooded in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323927 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the fifth and final day between Sri Lanka and England at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At least four England supporters suffered minor injuries on the final day of the first Test at Kandy, when the corrugated-iron roof of their stand blew off in high winds and landed on the seats below https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka claimed the first Test by 88 runs at Kandy, but England came with about 20 minutes of salvaging a draw https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller on Kumar Sangakkara's batting soliloquy at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's captain, Michael Vaughan, has conceded that Matthew Hoggard's prospects of playing in Sunday's second Test at Colombo are slim https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the fourth day between Sri Lanka and England at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323722.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323722.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323722 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Muttiah Muralitharan enjoyed his record-breaking moment yesterday it was the turn of Kumar Sangakkara to do the rewriting as Sri Lanka finally exerted their home advantage on the fourth day at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen will be available to bat in England's second innings in Kandy despite breaking a bone in his finger https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was an exit that brought to mind Mike Atherton's sheepish departure at The Oval in 2001. No-one knew for sure that this was his final innings in Test cricket, but the way Sanath Jayasuriya shyly saluted his standing ovation was telling in the extreme https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller looks back at the plays of the day on the third day of the first Test in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka lead by 78 after the third day at Kandy following a half-century from Sanath Jayasuriya, which followed Muttiah Muralitharan's record-breaking wicket earlier in the day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He was made to wait, longer than he or any of his legions of admirers could ever have imagined, but in end, the inevitable could not be postponed indefinitely as Muttiah Muralitharan took his 709th Test wicket and the world record https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has become the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket after breaking Shane Warne's record of 708 Test wickets. Murali dismissed Paul Collingwood during England's first innings in Kandy to take his 709th wicket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka batsman, has announced that the Kandy Test against England will be his last https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss has termed the first Test between Sri Lanka and England an evenly-poised affair and said that either of the teams can win the contest if they play well from now till the end of the match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No-one has doubted Muttiah Muralitharn's destiny in this match - least of all, it seems, England's batsmen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the second day between Sri Lanka and England at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan moved level with Shane Warne on 708 Test wickets as he bowled Sri Lanka back into the first Test at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan batsman who top scored with a fluent 92 said his team had not lost heart after being bowled out for 188 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Until his four wickets today, Matthew Hoggard had little reason to recall Kandy with any fondness. It was on this ground, on England's corresponding tour back in December 2003, that he was last dropped from the Test side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323226.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323226.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323226 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller picks out the plays of the day from the opening exchanges between England and Sri Lanka in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England enjoyed an impressive first day against Sri Lanka, bowling them out for 188 as Matthew Hoggard took four wickets then replying 49 for 1 at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the eve of his 100th Test appearance for Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas says he will play one more year before quitting international cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323032 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's team selection remains a closely guarded secret ahead of the first Test at Kandy, as Michael Vaughan weighs up his options https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322999.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, insists that his side will not be distracted by talk of records and impending retirements, as the first Test against England prepares to get underway in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen has flown to India to stand in the second Test in Kolkata after Billy Bowden, who was due to officiate, was taken ill https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvpak/content/story/322801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvpak/content/story/322801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen says England's cricketers will stay focussed on their tour of Sri Lanka despite two bomb attacks in the capital, Colombo, on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322638.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322638.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322638 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison is back in contention after a successful net session on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen produced his first half-century of the tour and Alastair Cook continued his recent good form, as England wrapped up a morale-boosting victory over the Sri Lanka Board President's XI at Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322417 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT Michael Vaughan believes England are ready to face Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kandy on Saturday, after their five-wicket victory over the Sri Lanka Board President's XI in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322460.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322460.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322460 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umpire Rudi Koertzen has been withdrawn from the upcoming Test series between England and hosts Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison's participation in the first Test at Kandy remains in severe doubt after he was sent for a scan on the back injury he sustained while bowling on the opening day of England's warm-up match in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322408 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison's participation in the first Test at Kandy remains in severe doubt after he was sent for a scan on the back injury he sustained while bowling on the opening day of England's warm-up match in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Hoggard demonstrated his imperturbability in the face of a bowling crisis, while Ravi Bopara rose to the occasion with both bat and - less expectedly - the new ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322278 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Matthew Hoggard has seen it all before in the course of his 64-Test career, while Ravi Bopara is still in his international infancy, but both men look set to feature in the first Test at Kandy next week after carrying England's fortunes on a fluctuating s https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322358.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322358.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322358 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As if getting bowled out for 134 was not bad enough for England's cricketers, their troubles increased during the tea break when James Anderson joined Steve Harmison on the casualty list. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison's new back injury cast a shadow over what was otherwise an encouraging day's labour for England's bowlers, as Matthew Hoggard and Monty Panesar warmed up for the first Test with three wickets apiece https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322114 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Steve Harmison's hopes of playing in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy next week were dealt a major blow when he limped off the field during England's final warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison has been granted his wish, and will play in Sunday's final warm-up against a Sri Lanka Board President's XI at the Nondescripts ground in Colombo, with a view to securing his place in next week's first Test at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook believes that the positive mindset Australia demonstrated over Sri Lanka is something that England have to capitalise on in the course of the next month. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/321871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/321871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-321871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Upul Tharanga has been rewarded for his 112 in the Board President's XI match against England this week with a place in Sri Lanka's 14-man squad for the first Test at Kandy starting on December 1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/321756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/321756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-321756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's opening match of their Sri Lanka tour may have petered out to a tame and predictable draw, but within a matter of hours came a reminder that the real action is only just around the corner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/321705.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/321705.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-321705 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT