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Seventh ball the charm for Anderson

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third ODI

28-May-2014•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford

Dilshan dimmed by time but grows in substance

The one-time master of a vast arsenal of strokes has smelted down his technique as age catches up with him. How he and his side have benefited

25-May-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jordan beauty keeps Dilshan waiting

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Chester-le-Street

25-May-2014•Andrew McGlashan at Chester-le-Street

Only the start of the short stuff

Sri Lanka's bowlers had propelled their World T20 campaign, often bailing out lacklustre batting displays, but when the bowlers had a bad evening in London, the batsmen could not reciprocate

22-May-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL future glows brighter in victory

Encouraging innings from Kithuruwan Vithanage and Lahiru Thirimanne suggested Sri Lanka can handle the Jayawardene-Sangakkara succession issue

20-May-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Carberry clanger highlights England muddle

A crucial dropped catch by Michael Carberry was just one example of England expecting things from players that they do not do a county level

20-May-2014•George Dobell at The Oval

Gurney gets himself off the mark

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from The Oval

20-May-2014•Andrew McGlashan at The Oval

New coach and board must adjust and adapt

The winning feeling must return to the Bangladesh team and Chandika Hathurusingha will need to adapt quickly to help make it happen

20-May-2014•Mohammad Isam

Rising Sri Lanka continue to defy turbulence

Reputation and regeneration will again be key themes for Sri Lanka as they seek to build towards the 2015 World Cup

19-May-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bassendean's Sri Lankan star who wasn't

Suresh Perera could have been a contender in Sri Lanka's teams of the 2000s, but he was lost to big cricket too soon. He still hits a long ball in his new home town of Perth, though

12-May-2014•Tristan Lavalette

The origins of sledging unearthed

A masterly quiz that tells you just why military medium is called what it is, and offers alternative names for IPL franchises

29-Apr-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Has the ECB played an unfair game?

Money talks, and in light of the current shake-up of the ICC, the ECB's act of poaching another team's coach deteriorates from free-market aggression to oligarchic hypocrisy

22-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Sri Lankan fans embrace the team, not just icon players'

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara go over their World T20 win, and feel grateful to have fans whose support remains unwavering in victory and defeat

21-Apr-2014•Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chaos threatens to engulf SL again

The possible departure of Paul Farbrace will cause fresh tumult for Sri Lanka, just two weeks after their World T20 win sparked scenes of jubilation

20-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Stars greeted by Colombo revelry

Thousands flocked the streets and the airport to get a glimpse of their heroes in what was probably the grandest public occasion since the end of the war eased bomb-blast fears

08-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Malinga's secret ingredient, the meaning of life, and why the rain stopped

All the burning questions from the World T20, accorded the respect they deserve

08-Apr-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Spin success, and Sri Lanka's Powerplay heroics

Stats review of the World Twenty 20, which again reinforced the impact that slow bowlers can have in this format

08-Apr-2014•S Rajesh

Playing for the people

When Sri Lanka's players are marginalised by the board, or are on a poor run, they feel the fans are all they have left. There will be love, respect and admiration flowing in both directions when they take their trophy to the people on Tuesday.

08-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

A night to remember in Colombo

To have been at the Shere Bangla for the final would have been great, but to see Colombo come together and roar in wild, unbridled, joy was something else

07-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's life assurance policy to the rescue again

India had no answer to the Sri Lankan bowlers at the death, particularly Lasith Malinga, whose wide yorkers were worth their weight in gold

06-Apr-2014•Alan Gardner in Mirpur

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