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'Perfect timing' for Johnson's Test debut

Andy Bichel has not been put off by Mitchell Johnson's slow start to the domestic season and feels he is in the perfect position to make his Test debut

03-Nov-2007•Peter English in Brisbane

Swann and Broad star in thrilling win

England's lower order held their nerve to edge a thrilling two-wicket win at Dambulla to take a 2-1 lead in the series

07-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Resurgent England level series

England again demonstrated their ability to bounce back from adversity with a commendable 65-run win to draw level in the one-day series at Dambulla, England's first one-day victory in Sri Lanka since 1982

04-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Jayawardene among eight Sri Lankans to join IPL

The Indian Premier League received a boost as top Sri Lankan cricketers including Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara signed on

01-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Maharoof sends sorry England crashing

Sri Lanka took the opening honours of the one-day series against England with an overwhelming 119-run victory at Dambulla

01-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Bangladesh look to build on positives

The biggest question surrounding the Bangladesh team is whether, despite the obvious intent, they can avoid repeating the negatives

22-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene all praise for Fernando

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene heaped praise on his bowlers, especially Dilhara Fernando, after his team had completed a comprehensive 70-runs victory over Bangladesh in the first ODI

20-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Formidable Fernando powers Sri Lanka to easy win

Dilhara Fernando sashayed his way through a brittle top order, and with Farvez Maharoof playing sidekick ensured Sri Lanka sealed a facile win in the first ODI against Bangladesh at Colombo

20-Jul-2007•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Sri Lanka aim for whitewash

Sri Lanka will go for a 3-0 whitewash of the Test series against Bangladesh in the third and final Test starting on July 11 at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium

10-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Vaas returning to county cricket after second Test

Chaminda Vaas is returning to England at the end of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh to resume his county contract with Middlesex

02-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka look to salvage pride

Just over a week ago, before the start of the Abu Dhabi series, it was hard to imagine a young Pakistan team, with a new captain and without the services of a coach, would go into the final ODI having already wrapped up the series

22-May-2007•The Preview by Faras Ghani

'Bowling around the wicket has helped,' says Murali

Muralitharan admits to tactical switch

26-Apr-2007

Maharoof vows to give 200%

Farveez Maharoof has made a strong case for selection ahead of Dilhara Fernando for Tuesday's semi-final against New Zealand

23-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Scalping, spraying and smashing

Plays of the Day, Ireland v Sri Lanka, Super Eights, Grenada

18-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

Ruthless Sri Lanka trounce Ireland

Ireland's World Cup adventure ended with a chastening experience as they crumbled for 77 against Sri Lanka in Grenada. Farveez Maharoof took three wickets in an over and Muttiah Muralitharan bamboozled the middle order

18-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Batsmen to be wary of Malinga's new-ball threat

Malinga picked up six wickets - three each - in Sri Lanka's two games at the World Cup so far. All three of his wickets against Bermuda came in the first eight overs - two off consecutive balls. Against Bangladesh he picked up his first two wickets inside

23-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

Vaas and Murali return for World Cup

Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan returned to the fray as Sri Lanka retained the bulk of their 15-man squad currently touring India, for the World Cup

12-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sangakkara powers Sri Lanka to thrilling win

Sri Lanka kept their nerve to eke out a thrilling five-run win at Rajkot and take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series

11-Feb-2007•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sri Lankans gain useful batting practice

After an unconvincing start on the opening day, the Sri Lankan batsmen found some form ahead of the first Test, as four batsmen helped themselves to half centuries on the second day of their practice match at the University Oval in Dunedin

01-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

A day to savour for Sri Lanka and Maharoof

Sri Lanka had many reasons to celebrate their nine-wicket win against West Indies

14-Oct-2006•S Rajesh

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