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Bashar calls Sri Lanka tour 'worst ever'

Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, has said the series against Sri Lanka was the worst tour he has undertaken since becoming captain

27-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

I will quit only when not wanted - Whatmore

Dav Whatmore, the Bangladesh coach, said he would quit only when he feels he is not doing his best to improve Bangladesh

22-Sep-2005•AFP

Bangladesh crash to innings defeat

Sri Lanka skittled Bangladesh out for 197 to wrap up the second Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo by an innings and 69 runs

22-Sep-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Fernando burst sinks Bangladesh

Bangladesh are staring at their second three-day defeat of the series as they finished on 131 for 4

21-Sep-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Samaraweera and Dilshan batter Bangladesh

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera scored superb hundreds to rescue Sri Lanka after a dreadful start and take them to a a gargantuan 449 for 7 in the second and final Test

20-Sep-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Moody aims for killer instinct

Tom Moody wants Sri Lanka to finish their series against Bangladesh with a convincing win

19-Sep-2005•The Preview by Charlie Austin

A century with a difference

On Tuesday, Sanath Jayasuriya, who is now 36, will become the first Sri Lankan cricketer to play 100 Test matches

19-Sep-2005•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Atapattu defends Bangladesh's Test status

Marvan Atapattu, the Sri Lankan captain, refused to join calls for Bangladesh to be stripped of Test status

14-Sep-2005•AFP

Murali spins Sri Lanka to victory

Sri Lanka comfortably beat Bangladesh in the first Test at Colombo

14-Sep-2005•Charlie Austin

Bangladesh are looking down the barrel

Sri Lanka wiped out a small first innings deficit and reached lunch on 254 for 4

13-Sep-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Atapattu to go full throttle against Bangladesh

Sri Lanka has no plans to experiment with his team against Bangladesh

11-Sep-2005•AFP

Bangladesh prepare to enter the lion's den

While the rest of the focuses on The Oval, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will begin a two-Test series that promises to be one-sided, swift and unmemorable

11-Sep-2005•Preview by Charlie Austin

Baisya out of the Test series

Tapash Baisya, the right-arm fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series for failing to recover from an ankle injury

10-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

Ashraful and Aftab save the day

Mohammad Ashraful and Aftab Ahmed got some useful batting practice ahead of the Test series, as the Bangladeshis drew their three-day match

09-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

Mortaza sent home

Mashrafe Mortaza has been sent home with a persistent back injury

09-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

Bangladesh taken to the cleaners

Jeevan Mendis (95) and Gihan de Silva (74) powered Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI (SLC) to 412 gaining a lead of 217

08-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

Rafique fined over bust-up with Whatmore

Mohammad Rafique, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has been fined 75% of his match-fee after a verbal duel with Dav Whatmore, the coach, during the current tour of Sri Lanka

08-Sep-2005•AFP

Javed Omar stands amid the ruins

Bangladesh's struggle on their tour of Sri Lanka continued as they were bowled out for a meagre 195 in a warm-up game against the Sri Lanka Cricket Development Squad XI in Colombo

08-Sep-2005•AFP

Rafique and Whatmore in training ground argument

Mohammad Rafique and Dav Whatmore, the Bangladesh coach, were involved in an altercation during a training session

07-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

Atapattu and Moody pleased with youngsters

Despite trouncing Bangladesh convincingly in the one-day series, Tom Moody was pleased with the efforts his players showed

05-Sep-2005•Cricinfo staff

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