Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya facing possible World Cup knock-out

Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has badly bruised his forearm after being hit by a Brett Lee thunderbolt and is expected to miss Sri Lanka's next game against India on Monday

07-Mar-2003•Charlie Austin

Ponting and Lee star in emphatic Australia win

A century from skipper Ricky Ponting and devastating spell of express pace bowling from speedster Brett Lee handed Australia an emphatic 96 run victory in their opening Super Six clash against Sri Lanka at Centurion on Friday

07-Mar-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka revel in South Africa's cruel fate

So cruel for South Africa...yet so sweet for Sri Lanka

04-Mar-2003•Charlie Austin

Joy for Sri Lanka, despair for South Africa

Hosts South Africa were knocked out of the World Cup in bizarre and cruel circumstances

03-Mar-2003•Charlie Austin

Pulasthi Gunaratne: likes a Bacardi, enjoys a laugh

Hail a hero: just six balls, perhaps, but what a moment for Pulasthi Gunaratne

02-Mar-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka survive Sarwan charge to defeat West Indies

Sri Lanka survived a dramatic late batting charge from Ramnaresh Sarwan to move one step closer to the Super Sixes at Newlands on Friday night

28-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya tries to consign Nairobi humiliation to history

Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya hopes his side will consign the bitter memories of their shock defeat against Kenya to history and approach their important clash against the West Indies positively

27-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Wasim Akram gets to 500 ODI wickets in Pakistan win over Netherlands

A comfortable, if not exactly impressive, win for Pakistan

25-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Pakistan win but questions remain

Wasim Akram took 500 one-day wickets as Pakistan completed a comfortable, although hardly convincing, 97-run victory against the Netherlands at Paarl.Wasim, playing in his 354th one-day game, reached his astonishing landmark when opener Nick Statham,

25-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

One wrong move and its over, warns Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya will urge his players to be on guard against complacency before their fourth Pool B match against Kenya in Nairobi on Monday, warning that one false step could shatter their World Cup dreams

21-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Ranatunga fears double standards in Warne scandal

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has called for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take firm action against Shane Warne as the world waits to hear the outcome to the biggest drugs scandal in cricket history

21-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Nissanka provides another piece to Sri Lanka jigsaw

Sri Lanka were always expected to overpower Canada'a part-time club cricketers but the speed with which victory was achieved was nevertheless a surprise

19-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka boost NRR with crushing victory

Sri Lanka crushed international minnows Canada with embarrassing ease at Paarl on Wednesday, completing a nine-wicket win inside two hours without the majority of their players even breaking into a sweat

19-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya concerned about middle order's lack of exposure

Captain Sanath Jayasuriya admitted that the lack of match exposure for Sri Lanka's middle order was a concern after they strolled to their third consecutive World Cup win against Canada

19-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka resist temptation to experiment against Canada

Sri Lanka will resist the temptation to experiment against Canada as they try to boost their Net Run Rate (NRR) and secure their path to the Super Sixes stage of the competition

18-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya powers Sri Lanka to comfortable victory

A maiden World Cup century from Sanath Jayasuriya inspired Sri Lanka to a comfortable 47 run victory in their crucial Pool B World Cup clash against New Zealand on Monday

10-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

New Zealand encounter is must-win game, says SL coach

Coach Dav Whatmore believes that Sri Lanka's recent experience of South African conditions could provide them with a crucial advantage in their World Cup opener against New Zealand on Monday

09-Feb-2003•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya sounds World Cup warning to new ball bowlers

Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka's gloriously combustible opening batsman, has vowed to back his natural instincts and continue a high-risk strategy of all-out attack against the new ball during the World Cup

31-Jan-2003•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan on target for Sri Lanka's World Cup opener

Sri Lanka are cautiously optimistic that star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be able to play in their crucial World Cup opener against New Zealand on February 10

30-Jan-2003•Charlie Austin

Kontouri to not renew contract after World Cup

Alex Kontouri, Sri Lanka's Cypriot-born Australian physiotherapist, has informed the Sri Lankan Cricket Board that he will not renew his contract which expires shortly after the World Cup

24-Jan-2003•Charlie Austin

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