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This futile limited overs game may have lacked tension, but there was sufficient drama to entertain the cricket loving spectators of Kurunegala

England A saw their Busta International Shield title hopes slide away into the Georgetown culverts today after Ramnaresh Sarwan put paid to their semi-final plans to win first innings points against Guyana

England A's tour of the West Indies ended prematurely today when they were knocked out of the Busta International Shield after a seven wicket defeat by Guyana at Bourda

In the end it all proved too much

Sri Lanka have beaten England in the First Test in Galle by an innings and 28-runs

In the end it all proved too much

Tensions rose on the fourth day of the First Test Match in Galle as the wickets started to tumble and Sri Lanka started to take a firm grip on the match

England were forced to follow on this morning after the most exciting session of the match

One of the rickety makeshift stands, home to some of the legions of Union Jack clad supporters who have descended on Galle, collapsed today, but it rarely raised a ripple

Carl Hooper provided a timely reminder to West Indies selectors that he can take wickets as well as score runs after Guyana reduced England A to 218 for seven on the first day of the Busta International Shield semi-final at Bourda

Although the pitch has crumbled and a hobbling Muttiah Muralitharan is turning the ball square, wickets remain an elusive commodity in the First Test Match in Galle

Marcus Trescothick has hit his fourth Test half-century but England, bidding to reach the follow-on target of 271, lost three wickets early in the afternoon session to leave them on 117 for three against Sri Lanka at Galle

Although the pitch has crumbled and a hobbling Muttiah Muralitharan is turning the ball square, wickets remain an elusive commodity in the First Test Match in Galle

Sri Lanka sprung something of a surprise by declaring late on the second day of the First Test in Galle

Another sweltering day, not just for the players, but also for the disgruntled BBC broadcasters, who had been barred from entering the ground this morning and forced to cover the game from the crumbling ramparts of the old Dutch Fort

Marvan Atapattu and Aravinda de Silva added 111 unbeaten runs for the third-wicket as Sri Lanka made the English bowlers toil in a sweltering evening session

Nasser Hussain had always maintained that it would be tough, but few could have anticipated such a gruelling day's cricket

Nasser Hussain had always maintained that it would be tough, but few could have anticipated such a gruelling day's cricket

The final day of the Busta Cup match between England A and Leeward Islands proved a nerve-jangling one as the tourists set out to clinch victory and ended up scraping a draw

An overnight leak in the pitch covers, which delayed the start of play by three hours, looked for all the world like it had condemned this match to a draw