Australia booked themselves into the final of the World Cup with a comprehensive 48-run win against Sri Lanka

Finals can often become turgid one-sided affairs

Finals can often become turgid one-sided affairs

Sri Lanka's World Cup player contracts dispute has been solved after talks between the players and cricket board officials on Thursday afternoon

To know Murali was to love him (and occasionally to wish he would be quiet)

Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene struck hundreds to pull Sri Lanka out of a difficult position and into one from where they could get close to New Zealand's tall score

Mahela Jayawardene is one of the most complete batsmen in Sri Lankan cricket today, admired for both the elegance of his play and the solidity of his technique

One man has dominated the build-up to the forthcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and England

Arjuna Ranataunga always had strong views on how cricket was run in Sri Lanka. Now that he has become the chairman, it's his chance to "get cricket right", and he has started out with a host of changes

Arjuna Ranatunga, recently appointed the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, talks about his plans - both for the long run and short - and the changes Sri Lankan cricket needs

Sri Lanka did done decently well in 2007 - save for a couple of hiccups

Jayasuriya's free-spirited, electrifying talent will be sorely missed. So long, Sanath

Murali is thrilled to have broken the record at his hometown of Kandy and pays tribute to his first captain Arjuna Ranatunga

BC Cooray has hung up his white coat after 23 years of umpiring and one of the most controversial Test matches of modern times. Unsurprisingly,there was no public farewell - his last performance simply left too much bitterness in Sri Lanka.

Little went right for Sri Lanka on the tour of Australia, but a tough tour would have prepared them well for the series against England

Tragically, one of the finest batsmen in Sri Lanka's history, a technical artisan with a cover-drive from heaven, has ended his international days in a fog of injustice

Peers and former greats pay tribute to Murali

At last, we were treated to resistance rather than a roll over, as Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfique clipped their naturally aggressive wings and buckled done for a proper fight

Bangladesh folded once again and this time their implosion was even more spectacular and depressing. After just 70.5 overs of cricket there was only one winner in this game

After such a brave fight on day three, Bangladesh's demise on the fourth morning was both spectacular and sad, writes Charlie Austin