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(c)Cricinfo en-gb One man has dominated the build-up to the forthcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/99521.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/99521.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99521 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having lost the Test series against England we were delighted to comeback so strongly to win the three-match One-Day International series in such a convincing fashion https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/94805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/94805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1697th ODI in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1695th ODI in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1694th ODI in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105666.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105666.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105666 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ever since I arrived in Sri Lanka in late January, the most frequent question that I have been asked, apart from the obligatory "What's your name?" and "Are you married?", has been "March 23rd https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In his final diary piece from Sri Lanka, Alec Stewart looks back at a successful winter but warns that England players need much more experience in international one-day cricket before the next World Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105603.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105603.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105603 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's foot weary cricketers lost the final One-Day International of a three-match series by ten-wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105574.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105574.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105574 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's foot weary cricketers lost the final One-Day International of a three-match series by ten-wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain has credited an excellent team spirit as being crucial to the resurgence of the national side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105566.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105566.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105566 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A flamboyant century by Romesh Kaluwitharana sentenced England to a crushing 10-wicket loss in the third and final one-day international in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher has blamed a lack of preparation and planning for England's disappointing showing in the one-day arena this winter https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dominic Cork is struggling to regain full fitness before the start of the new season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105528.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105528.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105528 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This is a unique on-going season - eight Test playing nations involved together in four Test Cricket series being held around the world https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/105526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/105526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robert Croft and Chaminda Vaas have been severely reprimanded following their collision in the closing stages of the day-night international at the Premadasa Stadium yesterday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105521.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105521.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105521 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe warned that England need to look to the future after his team lost the second One-Day International to Sri Lanka and with it the three-match series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105508.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105508.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105508 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have proved that whatever their shortcomings in the longer format of the game, they remain a highly proficient limited-overs team, as they defeated England by 66 runs under the bright, white lights of Premadasa International Stadium to win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105505.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105505.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105505 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have proved that whatever their present shortcomings in the longer format of the game, they remain a highly proficient limited-overs team, as they defeated England by 66 runs under the bright, white lights of Premadasa International Stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105504.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105504.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105504 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have taken a firm grip on the second One-Day International against England at Premadasa International Stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hopes of a run feast in the second One-Day International have so far been disappointed as England made Sri Lanka graft for their 226-run total https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe has called for improved batting from England's middle order in the second One-Day International against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England opener Michael Atherton has launched a stinging attack on the International Cricket Council over the standard of umpiring https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe, England's skipper in the One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka, knows his side must repeat the heroics of the Test team if they are to win the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka won the first game of a three-match One-Day International series by five wickets at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka won the first game of a three-match One-Day International series by five wickets at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka celebrated the birth of their eighth international venue by clinching a comfortable five-wicket victory over England in the first One-Day International in Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105417 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Test series victory here in Sri Lanka has given all of us, and hopefully all English cricket, a boost https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105402.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105402.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105402 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A three-match one-day series after such a compelling Test series is unlikely to whet the palates of the purists https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe, who has taken over the England captaincy in place of the injured Nasser Hussain, played down suggestions that the three One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka will prove to be an anticlimax after such a momentous Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105397.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105397.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105397 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya warned his batsmen on the eve of the One-Day International series against England that the time had come for them to perform https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105393.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan selectors confirmed this evening that there was no place for Aravinda de Silva in the 15-man squad for the First One-Day International at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Hick confessed he has had to put a "brave face" on being dropped from the team for the Colombo Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the third and final day of cricket at the SSC last week, Nasser Hussain said: "Unbelievable https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England warmed up for the three-match One-Day International series, which commences at the recently constructed Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday, with a comfortable 51 run victory against a talented Sri Lankan Board President's XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105342.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105342.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105342 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England warmed up for the three-match One-day International series, which commences at the recently constructed Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday, with a comfortable 51 run victory against a talented Sri Lankan Board President's XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were bowled out for 279 today against a Sri Lankan Board President's XI at the Colombo Cricket Club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In his exclusive diary for CricInfo Alec Stewart reflects on a great win in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have rested four players for tomorrow's one-day warm-up against a Board President's XI in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105314.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105314.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105314 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not content with over-seeing a dramatic resurgence in the England's Test fortunes, Nasser Hussain has arrived back home calling for improvements in his team before they take on Pakistan and Australia this summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore National Coach The whole Sri Lankan team is obviously distraught at having just lost a tense, controversial and exciting Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/94806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/94806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94806 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Alleyne has certainly had a busy winter https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff has come through a fitness test to ensure that he can continue on the tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain is preparing to return home early from England's successful tour of Sri Lanka with reputation enhanced and the plaudits ringing in his ears https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe will captain England in the absence of the injured Nasser Hussain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Duncan Fletcher and Nasser Hussain have been discussing their mutual respect for one-another in light of England's historic series win in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chief-executive of Lancashire ARY, Jim Cumbes, issued a robust denial to the suggestion that his club had failed to inform the England team management about an injury to Andrew Flintoff https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The streets of Colombo were awash with English supporters tonight, not drowning their sorrows after being spun to the series defeat that had been widely anticipated by most Sri Lankans and many English four weeks ago, but loudly celebrating England's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105213 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT The streets of Colombo were awash with English supporters tonight, not drowning their sorrows after being spun to the series defeat that had been widely anticipated by most Sri Lankans and many English four weeks ago, but loudly celebrating England's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105210 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England have completed a remarkable three-day victory over Sri Lanka with a four-wicket win in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105193 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Man of the Match, Graham Thorpe, talked of the emotion he felt after his heroics with the bat to guide England to a four-wicket in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105212.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105212 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain, England's victorious captain, rated this performance as better than England's victory in the Karachi twilight last December: "It's definitely better than Pakistan," he said https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The enormity of England's achievement of defeating Sri Lanka having been one down in a three Test series can best be appreciated from a look through the record books https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105202.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105202.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105202 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England Captain Nasser Hussain will miss the forthcoming One-Day series against Sri Lanka after straining his right thigh in the Third Test Match in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105197 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It should come as no surprise that the second day of this Colombo Test Match was yet another gripping affair, with fortunes fluctuating throughout the day and controversy an ever-present bed fellow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105170 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT It should come as no surprise that the second day of this Colombo Test Match was yet another gripping affair, with fortunes fluctuating throughout the day and controversy an ever-present bed fellow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105155 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan orchestrated an England recovery in the Second Test in Colombo today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105135 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Michael Vaughan has been added to the England squad for next week's One-Day International series against Sri Lanka as cover for the spinners and the likely loss of captain Nasser Hussain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore, the Sri Lankan coach, was frustrated at his team's batting yesterday in the Third Test against England, and suggested that impatience was to blame https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England coach Duncan Fletcher said his side "are in quite a good position" as they closed play on the second day of the Third Test at 175/4 with Graham Thorpe on 71 and Michael Vaughan on 26 - and stressed the importance of Thorpe's batting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105156.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105156.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105156 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just when England's players looked to be wilting under the oppressive wet heat of Colombo they once again displayed their new-found propensity to fight themselves out of tricky situations with a stirring comeback in the late evening sunshine https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105095 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Just when England's players looked to be wilting under the oppressive wet heat of Colombo they once again displayed their new-found propensity to fight themselves out of tricky situations with a stirring comeback in the late evening sunshine https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105093 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England's spinners came good on the first day of the Third Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo, reducing the home side to 221/7 at the close https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105087 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England struck twice soon after lunch to reduce Sri Lanka to 108/3 in the deciding Third Test in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105082 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Sri Lanka one-day specialist all-rounder Upul Chandana will play his first game after suffering six fractures in his right index finger when he was named in the Sri Lanka Board Presidents's team to play the touring England cricketers in a one-day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Second Test at the Asgiriya International Stadium was probably as compelling a cricket match as you could possibly wish to see https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashley Giles, one of England's two spinning heroes on the first day of the Third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, said that he had enjoyed the day after two frustrating Tests where injury and poor form had produced only one wicket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opposing captains Nasser Hussain and Sanath Jayasuriya have had talks to try to ease the tension between England and Sri Lanka on the eve of the deciding Third Test in Colombo tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT To lose the Second Test Match in Kandy was obviously disappointing, particularly so because we had an excellent chance of winning the match, but we go into the final deciding Test Match in Colombo with our heads held high https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umpires could be given new powers to send off cricketers who misbehave, says the president of the International Cricket Council https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/105054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Whatever the controversy in Kandy, the Second Test Match contained some wonderfully tense and exciting cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/105051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashley Giles is to be allowed a rest after England's tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105034 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Gough has revealed the importance of targets in his quest to become one of the great bowlers in English Test history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1532nd Test in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/105020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain is likely to play in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Gough's man-of-the-match winning performance in Kandy has seen him climb to sixth in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Test Ratings, his best placing yet https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/105013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-105013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the latest edition of his exclusive diary for CricInfo, Alec Stewart looks back at England's nail-biting triumph in the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy, which leaves them all square with one game to play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twelve months ago it is unlikely that England would have won the tense Second Test Match in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three of the most prominent figures in English cricket have spoken out on the issue of umpiring following the controversial Second Test in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104971.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104971.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104971 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya and Nasser Hussain last night hoped that the controversy that has marred the first two Test Matches in Sri Lanka will not ruin the grand finale to an enthralling series in the Third Test Match, which starts in Colombo on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Those present in the tension-racked Asgiriya Stadium will never forget this Test Match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104921 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Those present in the tension-racked Asgiriya Stadium will never forget this Test Match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104920 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Craig White and Ashley Giles saw England to an unbelievably tense three-wicket victory in the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy, so levelling the series at 1-1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104909 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England captain Nasser Hussain and two former skippers of the national side - Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart - have all called upon the ICC to address the umpiring issue following the controversial Second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104934.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104934.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104934 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Nasser Hussain plans to defy the pain from his troublesome groin injury to lead England in the Test series decider starting in Colombo on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Off spinner Robert Croft, whose batting as much as his bowling was vital in England's Second Test victory over Sri Lanka at Kandy, was buzzing after the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Before the start of play there was a Perehena (traditional procession) with four festooned elephants, led by a whip-cracking Kasacarya and trailed by gyrating Kandyan dancers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104884 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Before the start of play there was a Perehena (traditional procession) with four festooned elephants, led by a whip-cracking Kasacarya and trailed by gyrating Kandyan dancers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104883.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104883.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104883 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The Second Test between Sri Lanka and England is on a knife edge after the fourth day's play at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104871 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England's Michael Atherton and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara have escaped punishment after yesterday's angry confrontation on the third day of the Second Test in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will fly to Sri Lanka next week for the one-day series - but admits that he is not yet ready to bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Today may have been a religious day in the sacred city of Kandy but it was far from a harmonious one as tempers flared on a dramatic third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104852 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Today may have been a religious day in the sacred city of Kandy but it was far from a harmonious one as tempers flared on a dramatic third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104847 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England enjoyed an excellent third day in the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy, reducing Sri Lanka to 98 for six - a lead of just eight runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104833.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104833.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104833 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A sensational start by England's seam bowlers reduced Sri Lanka to 3/3 as the hosts tried to wipe out a first innings deficit of 90 in the Second Test at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104824 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Robert Croft and Darren Gough produced an excellent last-wicket partnership of 41 to extend England's first innings lead over Sri Lanka to 90 in the Second Test at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104821 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A hearing was held at the end of the day's play on the third day of the Second Test Match between SL and England at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, by the Match Referee, Mr H https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/104856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104856 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Russell Lynch, travelling with an MCC tour, witnesses a controversial day at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy in the latest of his reports from Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/104846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/104846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been given a suspended four-match ban following his show of dissent during another day marred by umpiring controversies in the Second Test against England at Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/104841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/104841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT I have absolutely no qualms about recommending this game to those who haven't seen it yet, (particularly to the members of the "Barmy Army" who seem to have invaded our shores in their thousands from "old blighty" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/104828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/104828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Since becoming captain of England Nasser Hussain has proved beyond doubt that he is a born leader of men, but his man management efforts had also drained him of runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/104773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-104773 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT