Charlie Austin

Back with a vengeance

It was the naked hunger and opportunism of Vandort that was the most compelling story of the day

25-Jun-2007•Charlie Austin

Birds of a feather

At this stage Sri Lanka cherish continuity and would want Trevor Bayliss to take up from where Tom Moody left off

19-Jun-2007

Casting a giant shadow

Tom Moody brought Sri Lanka's cricketers out of their comfort zone and into a level of professionalism that brought no mean success

22-May-2007

The upside of disappointment

With their performance at the World Cup, Sri Lanka distracted a nation from the troubles that have blighted it during the last two years

30-Apr-2007

Galle stadium redevelopment on schedule for England tour

The Sri Lankan cricket authorities are confident that the Galle International Stadium will be ready to host thousands of English cricket supporters later this year

07-Apr-2007•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka look ominous

Bangladesh were treaded on early and then ruthlessly trampled upon by a Sri Lanka team looking serious title contenders after their second outing.

21-Mar-2007•The Verdict by Charlie Austin

Arnold handed World Cup opportunity

Russel Arnold and Upul Chandana have both been included in the 15-man squad for Sri Lanka's one-day tour of India next month, increasing their chances of participating in the World Cup

17-Jan-2007•Charlie Austin

SL seamers shred New Zealand

Sri Lanka's pace bowlers, galvanised by a supremely skilful spell of left-arm swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas, overpowered New Zealand to level the series 2-2 with one game to play

06-Jan-2007•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

NZ scamper home in low-scorer

New Zealand survived a tense period immediately after lunch, during which they nearly threw away their tight grip on the match, to clinch a four-wicket victory in the third one-day international at Christchurch

01-Jan-2007•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Blossoming again

After an inconsistent 2005, Sri Lanka have rebounded with fresh purpose and growing confidence

01-Jan-2007•Charlie Austin

New Zealand clinch a last-ball thriller

James Franklin's calmness under pressure and Michael Mason's last-ball four clinched a nail-biting one-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Queenstown

30-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya sizzles in Sri Lanka's win

Sanath Jayasuriya overpowered New Zealand with brutal batting display, crashing 111 off 82 deliveries, and set up an emphatic seven-wicket victory for Sri Lanka in the first match of a five-game series at Napier

27-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Murali spins Sri Lanka to series leveller

Muttiah Muralitharan was the ringmaster, claiming his ninth ten-wicket haul of the year, as Sri Lanka wrapped a series-levelling 217-run victory just before tea on day four at the Basin Reserve

17-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Silva special leaves NZ 504 to win

Chamara Silva completed a courageous comeback from the ignominy of a pair on Test debut at Christchurch with a magnificent unbeaten 152, his maiden Test century, on the third day that left New Zealand needing a mountainous 504 for victory - or, more impor

17-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Silva powers Sri Lankan lead

Powered by Chamara Silva's second half-century in this Test, Sri Lanka overcame a top-order wobble to finish the second day in the driving seat with a sizeable 363-run lead

15-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka strike after Sangakkara ton

Kumar Sangakkara dominated the first day at the Basin Reserve with an unbeaten century before Lasith Malinga's high-class spell of genuinely quick bowling burst left New Zealand struggling on 66 for 4

14-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

New Zealand clinch five-wicket victory

An extraordinary low-scoring Test match continued to twist and turn during day three but New Zealand hung on to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series

09-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Vettori steers NZ to 52-run lead

Shane Bond ripped through Sri Lanka during an extraordinary day of Test cricket to leave New Zealand on the verge of victory in the opening Test

08-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

'Our problem was our top-order batting' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has defended the team management's selection during the Champions Trophy and blamed Sri Lanka's early exit from the tournament on the top-order batsmen

01-Nov-2006•Charlie Austin

The 'chickens' come home to roost

Sri Lanka's recent one-day successes have been founded on the prolific form of their top four, but against a pumped-up Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini they quickly came unstuck.

24-Oct-2006•The Verdict by Charlie Austin

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