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Atapattu misses South Africa series

Marvan Atapattu will miss the Test series against South Africa, as well as the triangular series involving India, as he continues to recover from the back injury which ruled him out of the recent tour of England

16-Jul-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka's triumph

Andrew McGlashan rates out of ten Sri Lanka's performances against England in the five-match one-day series

02-Jul-2006•Andrew McGlashan

England aim to score solitary win

All eyes will be on England as they line-up for another vital international match on Saturday - whether anyone will be paying any interest in the cricketers is another matter entirely

30-Jun-2006•Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka just keep on partying

This was a celebration for Sri Lanka says Andrew McGlashan

28-Jun-2006•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford

Jayawardene hundred sends England packing

A new-look England it might have been, but the result was just the same as Sri Lanka swept to a 33-run win at Old Trafford

28-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Will Luke

Wounded England play for pride

For England there is only pride to play for, a familiar position for this team in one-day cricket.

27-Jun-2006•Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Fletcher urges England to score hundreds

Following England's crushing eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street on Saturday, to hand the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead, the England coach Duncan Fletcher has urged his squad to take greater individual responsibility if they are to a

25-Jun-2006•Cricinfo staff

Series defeat spoiling World Cup plans - Strauss

Andrew Strauss warned that his side would have to urgently show some results if they are ever to be contenders for next year's World Cup in West Indies

25-Jun-2006•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene seals series glory

Mahela Jayawardene added another chapter to a memorable tour with a series-sealing century as Sri Lanka overpowered England by eight wickets at Chester-le-Street

24-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Jayasuriya leads Sri Lanka's romp

Kevin Pietersen has kept England's hopes of levelling the one-day series alive with a gem of an innings which displayed his full range of strokeplay

20-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

World Cup countdown begins

England and Sri Lanka prepare themselves for the first of five one-dayers, with the World Cup in 2007 not far behind in their thoughts

16-Jun-2006•Will Luke

Rain fails to dampen impressive Jayawardene

Sri Lanka's rather faltering preparations for the NatWest Series were stymied by rain which limited their Twenty20warm-up game against a PCA Masters XI at Arundel to 16 overs

14-Jun-2006•Cricinfo staff

'It feels like a series win' - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, said that Sri Lanka's drawn series felt more like a win after the manner in which they surged to victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge, and he called on his young team to treat the result as a springboard for f

05-Jun-2006•Andrew Miller at Trent Bridge

Jayawardene fined

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, has been fined 20% of his match fee for knocking over his stumps after being dismissed at Trent Bridge in the final Test of the series

05-Jun-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka build impressive lead

Steady as she goes was the Sri Lankan method on the third day at Trent Bridge and it proved mighty effective as they took a firm grip on the deciding Test

04-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Jayawardene conscious of brittle batting dilemma

Ahead of the third and final Test against England, the Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has called for an improved batting performance if they are to avoid a 2-0 series defeat

29-May-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

England close in after Sri Lanka collapse

After the nightmare performance by their fielders last week at Lord's, Geraint Jones promised a greatly improved effort by England and his team-mates didn't disappoint on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston

25-May-2006•The Bulletin by Will Luke

Jayasuriya could yet play in second Test

After his side drew with Sussex on a rain-affected final day at Hove, Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has said Sanath Jayasuriya is still in the equation to play in the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday

21-May-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene: 'We had nothing to lose'

Mahela Jayawardene admitted that his team's achievement was beginning to sink in, as he reflected on their remarkable backs-to-the-wall draw in the first Test against England at Lord's

17-May-2006•Andrew Miller

Jayawardene proves his critics wrong

Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, praised the performance of his young team and said that their efforts ranked up there with the best, as the first Test at Lord's was saved through a brilliant rearguard action

15-May-2006•Andrew Miller at Lord's

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