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WICB Names King's Replacement

Following a decision by tour selectors in Sri Lanka to have fast bowler Reon King return to the Caribbean for required surgery, the WICB yesterday named his replacement for the remainder of the tour

21-Nov-2001•Derrick Nicholas

Return to pace

Carl Hooper acknowledged yesterday that the West Indies played straight into their hands by using two spinners in last week's first Test against Sri Lanka and signalled a return to what we know best for the remaining two

21-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Honours even after extraordinary first day

The opening day of the crucial second Test at Asgiriya International Stadium in Kandy ended with honours even on Wednesday despite an extraordinary first hour in which the West Indies were handicapped by the loss of half their bowling attack in the

21-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indian hopes buoyed by superstitious Sri Lanka

West Indies' hopes of staging a comeback in this three-Test series in the Second Test at Kandy, however unlikely they may seem to the rational observers in Galle, are being boosted by a much talked about hill-country curse on the home team

20-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Reon King withdraws from Sri Lanka tour

West Indian fast bowler Reon King is to leave Sri Lanka and return to the West Indies for surgery, having decided he was not sufficiently confident to play on

20-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

King may still be in

Two days after the apparent decision that he should end his Sri Lankan tour because of a minor hernia problem, Reon King could well end up in the XI for the second Test starting tomorrow

20-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Coach Harper searches for answers after first Test

West Indies coach Roger Harper was confidant his side could comeback with a good performance in the second Test at Kandy starting on Wednesday, but admits that the side need to find a way to counter off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan

19-Nov-2001•Saadi Thawfeeq

Whatmore predicts hard time for West Indies despite Kandy Hoodoo

Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore believes it will be hard for West Indies to comeback in the second Test starting Wednesday having lost by ten wickets despite scoring 448 in their first innings

19-Nov-2001•Saadi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka recall leg-spinner Upul Chandana for second Test

Sri Lanka's cricket selectors have recalled leg-spinner Upul Chandana into their 15-man squad for the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy on Wednesday

18-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan spins Sri Lanka to first Test win against West Indies

Muttiah Muralitharan spun Sri Lanka to their first Test victory against the West Indies on Saturday in front of a joyous Galle crowd as the inexperienced tourists batting betrayed their lack of confidence against top class spin

17-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan captain provides perfect response to critics

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya provided the perfect answer to critics who 24 hours earlier had lambasted the team for their go-slow tactics on the fourth day

17-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies captain promises fightback in second Test

West Indian captain Carl Hooper admitted that his side had been beaten fair and square by Sri Lanka in Galle but promised that the team will come out fighting in the second Test starting on Wednesday

17-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka grind on remoselessly in Galle

In what appeared to be an attempt to break the spirit of the foot-sore West Indians, Sri Lanka's batsmen ground on remorselessly on the fourth day of the Galle Test, to set-up an opportunity for their spinners to press for victory on the final day

16-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Scholarly centurion has Sri Lankan victory in his sights

Sri Lanka's scholarly centurion, wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who scored his second Test century at Galle on Thursday, believes that his side can now make a serious push for victory

15-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Scholarly century from Sangakkara puts pressure on tourists

Both teams retain realistic chances of victory in the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Galle, but the pendulum swung towards the home team after their batsmen carried on the fight-back started by Muttiah Muralitharan on Wednesday

15-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan squad for 1st Test versus West Indies

The Selection Committee of the BCCSL has chosen the following squad for the first Test versus the West Indies in Galle from the 13th to the 17th of November

14-Nov-2001•BCCSL

Muralitharan warns West Indies that he is only warming up

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan inspired a dramatic West Indian collapse on the second day of the opening Test in Galle and then warned the tourists that they are yet to see him at his best

14-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan leads Sri Lankan fightback on day two

A dramatic West Indies batting collapse inspired by spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan pulled Sri Lanka back into the first Test in Galle on Wednesday, to leave the match evenly poised after the second day

14-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Lara says younger talent is bringing out the best in him

Brian Lara, temporarily at least, silenced his vocal band of critics on Tuesday with a superb century on his return to Test cricket in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle

13-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Lara marks Test return with dazzling ton

West Indian preparations may well have been bedeviled by poor weather and injuries, but that did not hinder the performance of star batsmen Brian Lara, who announced his return to Test cricket with a brilliant hundred on the opening day of this

13-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

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