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Jayawardene and light delay England

Mahela Jayawardene fought tooth and nail before being cruelly dispatched after an outstanding fighting century that kept Sri Lanka's hopes of a draw flickering in the gloom at Lord's

14-May-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Jayawardene pleased with tour start

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain for the tour of England, has expressed his pleasure at his side's impressive start to the English summer

27-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene: 'There's nothing we can't handle'

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, expressed the fullest confidence that his team could overcome English conditions and England if they perform to their capabilities

20-Apr-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'It was totally disappointing' - Jayasuriya

Pakistan marched steadily to a win inside three days at Kandy, which was Sanath Jayasuriya's last day of Test cricket. He gave a brief reflection before Mahela Jayawardene and Bob Woolmer spoke about a most unusual match

05-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

'Whatever the score, we will have to defend'

Twenty wickets fell on the second day at Kandy and Sri Lanka finished with a lead of 182 and two wickets in hand. Here's what Mahela Jayawardene had to say on the day's events

04-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

'I am not disappointed with the way we played' - Mahela

Mahela Jayawardene speaks to the media after the first Test against Pakistan at SSC

30-Mar-2006•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka ease into position of strength

Solid contributions from Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene enabled Sri Lanka to end the third day on 242 for 2, a lead of 251

28-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Misery in the gloom

The second day verdict by Charlie Austin

27-Mar-2006•The Verdict by Charlie Austin

Moody, Jayawardene back Murali for Test success

Tom Moody and Mahela Jayawardene believe that the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan will be a big challenge

23-Mar-2006•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene enjoying captaincy challenge

Mahela Jayawardene speaks to Cricinfo about the tour of Bangladesh, his first as captain of Sri Lanka

06-Mar-2006•Charlie Austin

Bangladesh aim to topple Sri Lanka

Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, is hopeful that his side can pull off atleast one win over Sri Lanka in the three-match one-day international series starting today

20-Feb-2006•Cricinfo staff

Ponting gets apology for disputed catch

Mahela Jayawardene has apologised to Ricky Ponting for claiming he caught the batsman's cut shot during last night's second final at Sydney

13-Feb-2006•Cricinfo staff

Gilchrist back with a bang

Adam Gilchrist erased any concerns over his place at the top of Australia's order as his brutal century led his temporary side to a convincing six-wicket victory with nine overs to spare

29-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Peter English

'We won't make the same mistakes', says Moody

Tom Moody and Mahela Jayawardene addressed the media after a net session

17-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Ahmedabad

Jayawardene wants to hit India hard

Mahela Jaywardene says the positive start Sri Lanka made in the rain-ruined first Test at Chennai has put them in good heart for the rest of the series

08-Dec-2005•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at Delhi

'We will push ourselves to the limit' - Jayawardene

Greg Chappell, the Indian coach, hoped that there would be no let up in intensity for the rest of the series while Tom Moody, his Sri Lankan counterpart, thought that Sri Lanka still had a lot to play for

05-Nov-2005•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Ahmedabad

Dhoni scripts magnificent victory

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the difference between India and Sri Lanka as what appeared to be an even contest turned out to be another romp for the home team

31-Oct-2005•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Dravid admits India are low on confidence

Quotes from the final of the Indian Oil Cup where Sri Lanka beat India by 18 runs

09-Aug-2005•Nagraj Gollapudi in Colombo

'We were a bowler short' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid has said the lack of a regular fifth bowler was a crucial factor in the four-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka

04-Aug-2005•Cricinfo staff

Ganguly landmark no consolation

Quotes from Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardene after Sri Lanka's win over India

03-Aug-2005•Nagraj Gollapudi in Dambulla

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