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Umpiring controversy overshadows Sri Lankan innings win

Umpiring controversy overshadows Sri Lankan innings win

In the end it all proved too much

26-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka secure innings victory

Sri Lanka secure innings victory

Sri Lanka have beaten England in the First Test in Galle by an innings and 28-runs

26-Feb-2001•CricInfo

Umpiring controversy overshadows Sri Lankan innings win

Umpiring controversy overshadows Sri Lankan innings win

In the end it all proved too much

26-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Tensions mount as England face battle to save Test

Tensions mount as England face battle to save Test

Tensions rose on the fourth day of the First Test Match in Galle as the wickets started to tumble and Sri Lanka started to take a firm grip on the match

25-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

England follow on after losing last six wickets for 47 runs

England follow on after losing last six wickets for 47 runs

England were forced to follow on this morning after the most exciting session of the match

25-Feb-2001•CricInfo

Tensions start to boil over as England face uphill battle

Tensions start to boil over as England face uphill battle

One of the rickety makeshift stands, home to some of the legions of Union Jack clad supporters who have descended on Galle, collapsed today, but it rarely raised a ripple

25-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

England near follow-on target thanks to Trescothick's maiden century

England near follow-on target thanks to Trescothick's maiden century

Although the pitch has crumbled and a hobbling Muttiah Muralitharan is turning the ball square, wickets remain an elusive commodity in the First Test Match in Galle

24-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Trescothick hits half-century but Sri Lanka make the breakthrough

Trescothick hits half-century but Sri Lanka make the breakthrough

Marcus Trescothick has hit his fourth Test half-century but England, bidding to reach the follow-on target of 271, lost three wickets early in the afternoon session to leave them on 117 for three against Sri Lanka at Galle

24-Feb-2001•CricInfo

Trescothick hits maiden century as England near follow-on target

Trescothick hits maiden century as England near follow-on target

Although the pitch has crumbled and a hobbling Muttiah Muralitharan is turning the ball square, wickets remain an elusive commodity in the First Test Match in Galle

24-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka pile on the pressure on the second day

Sri Lanka pile on the pressure on the second day

Sri Lanka sprung something of a surprise by declaring late on the second day of the First Test in Galle

23-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Another sweltering day for players and broadcasters

Another sweltering day for players and broadcasters

Another sweltering day, not just for the players, but also for the disgruntled BBC broadcasters, who had been barred from entering the ground this morning and forced to cover the game from the crumbling ramparts of the old Dutch Fort

23-Feb-2001•Charile Austin

Another sweltering day for players and broadcasters

Another sweltering day for players and broadcasters

Another sweltering day, not just for the players, but also for the disgruntled BBC broadcasters, who had been barred from entering the ground this morning and forced to cover the game from the crumbling ramparts of the old Dutch Fort

23-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Atapattu forces England to work hard on opening day

Atapattu forces England to work hard on opening day

Marvan Atapattu and Aravinda de Silva added 111 unbeaten runs for the third-wicket as Sri Lanka made the English bowlers toil in a sweltering evening session

22-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

England toil hard under hot Galle sun

England toil hard under hot Galle sun

Nasser Hussain had always maintained that it would be tough, but few could have anticipated such a gruelling day's cricket

22-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

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