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Murali breaks Warne's record

Full coverage of Muttiah Muralitharan breaking Shane Warne's record for most wickets in Tests

04-Dec-2007

'No spinner has Warne's thinking power'

Murali is thrilled to have broken the record at his hometown of Kandy and pays tribute to his first captain Arjuna Ranatunga

03-Dec-2007•Charlie Austin

Kottehewa stars with double hat-trick

A round-up from the latest domestic action in Sri Lanka

03-Dec-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayasuriya's bash and Cook's klutzy misfield

Andrew Miller looks back at the plays of the day on the third day of the first Test in Kandy

03-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Sri Lanka build lead on Murali's record day

Sri Lanka lead by 78 after the third day at Kandy following a half-century from Sanath Jayasuriya, which followed Muttiah Muralitharan's record-breaking wicket earlier in the day

03-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Murali sparks delirium in Kandy

He was made to wait, longer than he or any of his legions of admirers could ever have imagined, but in end, the inevitable could not be postponed indefinitely as Muttiah Muralitharan took his 709th Test wicket and the world record

03-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Murali breaks Warne's record

Muttiah Muralitharan has become the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket after breaking Shane Warne's record of 708 Test wickets. Murali dismissed Paul Collingwood during England's first innings in Kandy to take his 709th wicket

03-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

Spinning his way to success

03-Dec-2007

Jayasuriya announces retirement from Tests

Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka batsman, has announced that the Kandy Test against England will be his last

03-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

It's anyone's game - Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss has termed the first Test between Sri Lanka and England an evenly-poised affair and said that either of the teams can win the contest if they play well from now till the end of the match

02-Dec-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Kandy

Bell shines amid the gloom

No-one has doubted Muttiah Muralitharn's destiny in this match - least of all, it seems, England's batsmen

02-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Kandy made to wait another day

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the second day between Sri Lanka and England at Kandy

02-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Muralitharan on the brink of history

Muttiah Muralitharan moved level with Shane Warne on 708 Test wickets as he bowled Sri Lanka back into the first Test at Kandy

02-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

'We have not lost heart' - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan batsman who top scored with a fluent 92 said his team had not lost heart after being bowled out for 188

01-Dec-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Kandy

Like taking Kandy from a baby

Andrew Miller picks out the plays of the day from the opening exchanges between England and Sri Lanka in Kandy

01-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

England's bowlers take the honours

England enjoyed an impressive first day against Sri Lanka, bowling them out for 188 as Matthew Hoggard took four wickets then replying 49 for 1 at Kandy

01-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

One more year for Vaas

On the eve of his 100th Test appearance for Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas says he will play one more year before quitting international cricket

30-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Vaughan keeps his cards close

England's team selection remains a closely guarded secret ahead of the first Test at Kandy, as Michael Vaughan weighs up his options

30-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Single-minded Jayawardene remains focussed

Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, insists that his side will not be distracted by talk of records and impending retirements, as the first Test against England prepares to get underway in Kandy

30-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Kandy

Boycott suggests four-day floodlit Tests

Geoff Boycott has urged the game's administrators to consider revamping Test cricket to make it more appealing to a modern audience

29-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

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