Peter English

Koertzen says sorry to Sangakkara

Rudi Koertzen apologised to Kumar Sangakkara for the mistake that prevented the batsman from reaching a seventh double-century and extinguished the slim chance Sri Lanka had of levelling the series in Hobart

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Unrewarded brilliance

Whenever Sri Lankans look back to 2007 they will always wonder what would have happened if Kumar Sangakkara did not tear his hamstring in the tour game in Adelaide

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Subs, smoke and short stuff

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the fifth day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

'We're still right in the box seat' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting dismissed Stuart MacGill's waywardness as a bad day while Kumar Sangakkara termed the legspinner a "weak link" in the Australian attack

19-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Lee rises to the challenge

Great bowlers need to claim the important breakthroughs as well as regular hauls. In two balls Brett Lee delivered

19-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Missing magic, and missing school

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the fourth day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

19-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Lee enjoys being pace spearhead

Brett Lee explains why Australia didn't enforce the follow-on and says he enjoys being the pace spearhead

18-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

A hero's burden

Five visiting leaders have got centuries in Australia since 2001-02 and improved their standing. Mahela Jayawardene's stock is up, but his team remains down

18-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

A bat break, and some lucky breaks

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the third day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

18-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Adam Gilchrist wants his ball back

Adam Gilchrist savours hitting his 100th six

17-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Murali lacks bite in record chase

Unless Muttiah Muralitharan conjures a second-innings miracle that might never happen he will leave Australia without the world record

17-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Injury and weather squash SL further

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the second day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

17-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Hussey races to secure thrilling century

Phil Jaques set the base with a big century and Michael Hussey raced to his hundred as Australia ended on top once more

16-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Man of the Moment and a Vaas disappointment

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the first day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

16-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Staying the same

There was no need to speculate during Jaques' display and he swung the day for Australia. Watching new players succeed is not dull, but the sceptics have a point. The more Australia change the more they stay the same

16-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

First impressions

Stuart Clark has developed a liking for the early breakthrough

16-Nov-2007

Sri Lanka face tough selection calls

Before Sri Lanka start their final campaign to win a Test in Australia with their golden generation they must first make a couple of crucial decisions over the make-up of their team

14-Nov-2007•Peter English

Johnson asks Hobart locals for advice

The local knowledge of the Australia squad's two Tasmanians will be tapped by Mitchell Johnson as he looks to build on his impressive debut

13-Nov-2007•Peter English in Brisbane

No underestimating Murali

Australia have not downgraded the threat of Muttiah Muralitharan despite delivering a significant obstacle to his hopes of breaking Shane Warne's Test wicket-taking record in Hobart

12-Nov-2007•Peter English at the Gabba

Failing to walk the talk

Sri Lanka's tactics in the first Test were conservative and they were beaten easily despite the public mutterings of self-belief, writes Peter English

12-Nov-2007•Peter English at the Gabba

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