Charlie Austin

Australia wriggle free and march into World Cup final

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

14-May-2020•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka take Coca Cola Champions Trophy in dramatic finale

Finals can often become turgid one-sided affairs

26-Oct-2018•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka take Coca Cola Champions Trophy in dramatic finale

Finals can often become turgid one-sided affairs

26-Oct-2018•Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan board reaches agreement with players

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

23-Apr-2014•Charlie Austin

Cheeky, chatty, charitable

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

22-Jul-2010•Charlie Austin

Atapattu and Jayawardene prosper

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

10-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

The nuts and bolts of Mahela Jayawardene

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

03-Jan-2009•Charlie Austin

Spin trump Muralitharan primed for action

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

09-Oct-2008•Charlie Austin

Winds of change

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

18-Jan-2008•Charlie Austin

'I have to get cricket right'

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

18-Jan-2008•Interview by Charlie Austin

Good not great

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

02-Jan-2008•Charlie Austin

The great entertainer

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

06-Dec-2007•Charlie Austin

'No spinner has Warne's thinking power'

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

03-Dec-2007•Charlie Austin

BC Cooray hangs up the white coat

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.

22-Nov-2007•Charlie Austin

Underdone and overwhelmed

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

21-Nov-2007

A fighter and a frank talker

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

20-Nov-2007•Charlie Austin

Par for the course

Peers and former greats pay tribute to Murali

14-Jul-2007•Charlie Austin

All is not lost

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

05-Jul-2007•Charlie Austin

Bangladesh wilt against Sri Lankan prowess

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

03-Jul-2007•Charlie Austin

An end has a start

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

28-Jun-2007•Charlie Austin

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