Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test at Galle, Dec 02 2003 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Test, Galle, December 02 - 06, 2003, England tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

331 & 226

England

(T:323) 235 & 210/9

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Muthiah Muralidaran

, SL

38, 7/46 & 4/47

Kumar Sangakkara drives•Oct 06, 2015•AFP

Giles and Hoggard await the signal to go off; match drawn in Galle

Giles and Hoggard await the signal to go off; match drawn•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Marcus Trescothick bowled by Sanath Jayasuriya , Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, December 6, 2003

Marcus Trescothick bowled by Sanath Jayasuriya•Dec 06, 2003•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan bowls on the final day of the Galle Test, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, December 6, 2003

Muttiah Muralitharan bowls on the final day of the Galle Test•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Sanath Jayasuriya celebrates taking the wicket of Marcus Trescothick , Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, December 6, 2003

Sanath Jayasuriya celebrates taking the wicket of Marcus Trescothick•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Clean sweep: Jayawardene batting at Galle•Dec 05, 2003•Getty Images

Ashley Giles bowls during Sri Lanka's second innings, Sri Lanka v England, Galle, 1st Test, December 4, 2003

Ashley Giles bowls during Sri Lanka's second innings•Dec 04, 2003•Getty Images

Ashley Giles and Michael Vaughan celebrate the fall of a wicket•Dec 04, 2003•Getty Images

Mark Butcher employs his favourite sweep in Galle•Dec 04, 2003•Getty Images

Flintoff celebrates dismissing Chandana•Dec 03, 2003•Getty Images

Job done! Giles and Hoggard leave the field with the draw after the Galle Test

Job done! Giles and Hoggard depart with the draw•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Familiar image in Galle - Muralitharan bowls to Collingwood•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Muttiah Muralitharan bowls on the final day of the Galle Test•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Marcus Trescothick bowled by Sanath Jayasuriya•Dec 06, 2003•Getty Images

Gareth Batty - five wickets in his second Test•Dec 05, 2003•Getty Images

Ashley Giles celebrates the wicket of Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, December 5, 2003

Ashley Giles celebrates the wicket of Chaminda Vaas•Dec 05, 2003•Getty Images

Marcus Trescothick snaps up Sanath Jayasuriya off Ashley Giles•Dec 04, 2003•Getty Images

Muttiah Muralitharan appealing, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, December 4, 2003

Muttiah Muralitharan appealing•Dec 04, 2003•Getty Images

Michael Vaughan is bowled shouldering arms to Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, December 3, 2003

Michael Vaughan is bowled shouldering arms to Muttiah Muralitharan•Dec 03, 2003•Getty Images

Andrew Flintoff celebrates dismissing Upul Chandana, Sri Lanka v England, 1ts Test, Galle, December 3, 2003

Andrew Flintoff celebrates dismissing Upul Chandana•Dec 03, 2003•Getty Images

Match Coverage

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As the groundsmen of Galle fight against the elements ahead of Tuesday's final Test, the England batsman, Paul Collingwood, is readying himself for a return to the ground at which he made his debut four years ago

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Giles gives England the edge

England had the better of a rain-shortened first day at Galle

SL coach optimistic about remaining Tests

John Dyson, Sri Lanka's coach, was upbeat after his first Test match in charge, saying that Sri Lanka were the dominant team and the only winners in Galle had rain not interrupted play on the fourth afternoon

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
ME Trescothick	bowled	24	47
MP Vaughan	caught	8	10
MA Butcher	caught	54	132
GP Thorpe	caught	10	34
PD Collingwood	caught	36	153
A Flintoff	caught	0	6
CMW Read	caught	14	49
GJ Batty	bowled	26	70
AF Giles	not out	17	107
RL Johnson	bowled	3	35
MJ Hoggard	not out	0	7
Extras	(b 10, lb 1, nb 7)
Total	210(9 wkts; 108 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	14	4	23	2	1.64 (2 nb)
KADM Fernando	4	0	29	1	7.25 (4 nb)
TT Samaraweera	3	1	9	0	3
ST Jayasuriya	21	5	31	1	1.47 (1 nb)
M Muralidaran	37	18	47	4	1.27
UDU Chandana	11	2	24	0	2.18
HDPK Dharmasena	18	8	36	1	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	12	Marcus Trescothick	Michael Vaughan
2nd	46	Marcus Trescothick	Mark Butcher
3rd	11	Graham Thorpe	Mark Butcher
4th	52	Paul Collingwood	Mark Butcher
5th	0	Paul Collingwood	Andrew Flintoff
6th	23	Paul Collingwood	Chris Read
7th	22	Paul Collingwood	Gareth Batty
8th	34	Ashley Giles	Gareth Batty
9th	4	Ashley Giles	Richard Johnson
10th	2	Ashley Giles	Matthew Hoggard

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