Charlie Austin

Rain set to break Kandy jinx

Sri Lanka's Kandy jinx looks set to be broken after a second day marred by bad weather which is likely to led to a draw in the second match of this three-Test series

23-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

First no bowlers and now no play

West Indian hopes of leveling this three-match Test series were dealt another blow on Thursday when persistent rain washed out two full sessions at the Asgirya International Stadium in Kandy

22-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies captain praises depleted bowling attack

West Indies captain Carl Hooper paid tribute to his depleted bowling attack after a dramatic first hour on the opening day of the second Test in Kandy which saw fast bowler Mervyn Dillon break down with a chest injury and Colin Stuart banned from

21-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Honours even after extraordinary first day

The opening day of the crucial second Test at Asgiriya International Stadium in Kandy ended with honours even on Wednesday despite an extraordinary first hour in which the West Indies were handicapped by the loss of half their bowling attack in the

21-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indian hopes buoyed by superstitious Sri Lanka

West Indies' hopes of staging a comeback in this three-Test series in the Second Test at Kandy, however unlikely they may seem to the rational observers in Galle, are being boosted by a much talked about hill-country curse on the home team

20-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Reon King withdraws from Sri Lanka tour

West Indian fast bowler Reon King is to leave Sri Lanka and return to the West Indies for surgery, having decided he was not sufficiently confident to play on

20-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka recall leg-spinner Upul Chandana for second Test

Sri Lanka's cricket selectors have recalled leg-spinner Upul Chandana into their 15-man squad for the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy on Wednesday

18-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan spins Sri Lanka to first Test win against West Indies

Muttiah Muralitharan spun Sri Lanka to their first Test victory against the West Indies on Saturday in front of a joyous Galle crowd as the inexperienced tourists batting betrayed their lack of confidence against top class spin

17-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan captain provides perfect response to critics

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya provided the perfect answer to critics who 24 hours earlier had lambasted the team for their go-slow tactics on the fourth day

17-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies captain promises fightback in second Test

West Indian captain Carl Hooper admitted that his side had been beaten fair and square by Sri Lanka in Galle but promised that the team will come out fighting in the second Test starting on Wednesday

17-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka grind on remoselessly in Galle

In what appeared to be an attempt to break the spirit of the foot-sore West Indians, Sri Lanka's batsmen ground on remorselessly on the fourth day of the Galle Test, to set-up an opportunity for their spinners to press for victory on the final day

16-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Scholarly centurion has Sri Lankan victory in his sights

Sri Lanka's scholarly centurion, wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who scored his second Test century at Galle on Thursday, believes that his side can now make a serious push for victory

15-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Scholarly century from Sangakkara puts pressure on tourists

Both teams retain realistic chances of victory in the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Galle, but the pendulum swung towards the home team after their batsmen carried on the fight-back started by Muttiah Muralitharan on Wednesday

15-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan warns West Indies that he is only warming up

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan inspired a dramatic West Indian collapse on the second day of the opening Test in Galle and then warned the tourists that they are yet to see him at his best

14-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan leads Sri Lankan fightback on day two

A dramatic West Indies batting collapse inspired by spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan pulled Sri Lanka back into the first Test in Galle on Wednesday, to leave the match evenly poised after the second day

14-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Lara says younger talent is bringing out the best in him

Brian Lara, temporarily at least, silenced his vocal band of critics on Tuesday with a superb century on his return to Test cricket in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle

13-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Lara marks Test return with dazzling ton

West Indian preparations may well have been bedeviled by poor weather and injuries, but that did not hinder the performance of star batsmen Brian Lara, who announced his return to Test cricket with a brilliant hundred on the opening day of this

13-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Dav Whatmore wants players to focus on performance not history

Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore has warned his players not to take their recent Test record in Galle for granted as they prepare to take on West Indies in the first ever three-Test series against the two sides on Tuesday

12-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies hit by fresh injury concerns on eve of first test

West Indian preparations for the first Test in Galle, which have already been hampered by security fears, poor weather and the production of a spinner friendly surface, have been hit by fresh injury problems on the eve of the series opener

12-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies hit by drainage problems in Matara

The West Indies preparations for the first Test against Sri Lanka next week were disrupted once again on the last day of their final practice match at Matara on Saturday

10-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

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