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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

Pietersen: England will focus on cricket

Kevin Pietersen says England's cricketers will stay focussed on their tour of Sri Lanka despite two bomb attacks in the capital, Colombo, on Wednesday

28-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Vaughan confident England are ready

Michael Vaughan believes England are ready to face Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kandy on Saturday, after their five-wicket victory over the Sri Lanka Board President's XI in Colombo

27-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Bloomfield fall to first defeat in thriller

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

27-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

England secure warm-up win

Kevin Pietersen produced his first half-century of the tour and Alastair Cook continued his recent good form, as England wrapped up a morale-boosting victory over the Sri Lanka Board President's XI at Colombo

27-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Koertzen replaces Bowden for India-Pakistan clash

Umpire Rudi Koertzen has been withdrawn from the upcoming Test series between England and hosts Sri Lanka

27-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Lokuarachchi out for two months

Steve Harmison's participation in the first Test at Kandy remains in severe doubt after he was sent for a scan on the back injury he sustained while bowling on the opening day of England's warm-up match in Colombo

27-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Bopara in the ascendancy for first Test

Matthew Hoggard has seen it all before in the course of his 64-Test career, while Ravi Bopara is still in his international infancy, but both men look set to feature in the first Test at Kandy next week after carrying England's fortunes on a fluctuating s

26-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Hoggard and Bopara star amid injuries

Matthew Hoggard demonstrated his imperturbability in the face of a bowling crisis, while Ravi Bopara rose to the occasion with both bat and - less expectedly - the new ball

26-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Atapattu: 'Players demoralised by the present system'

Sa'adi Thawfeeq interviews Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lankan captain in the wake of his decision to retire from international cricket

24-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Confident Cook ready for next level

Alastair Cook believes that the positive mindset Australia demonstrated over Sri Lanka is something that England have to capitalise on in the course of the next month.

23-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Tharanga named in Sri Lanka squad

Upul Tharanga has been rewarded for his 112 in the Board President's XI match against England this week with a place in Sri Lanka's 14-man squad for the first Test at Kandy starting on December 1

23-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Vaughan satisfied with team progress

England's opening match of their Sri Lanka tour may have petered out to a tame and predictable draw, but within a matter of hours came a reminder that the real action is only just around the corner

22-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Sri Lanka v West Indies

Will Luke provides a brief history of West Indies and Sri Lanka's battles

22-Nov-2007•Will Luke

BC Cooray hangs up the white coat

BC Cooray has hung up his white coat after 23 years of umpiring and one of the most controversial Test matches of modern times. Unsurprisingly,there was no public farewell - his last performance simply left too much bitterness in Sri Lanka.

22-Nov-2007•Charlie Austin

England enjoy valuable work-out

England's batsmen enjoyed a serene afternoon of batting practice as their opening warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Board President's XI meandered to a predictable draw

22-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller at Colombo CC

Harmison ready to fight for place

Steve Harmison finally began bowling on the tour of Sri Lanka but his six overs cost 48 on the second day of England's warm-up match

21-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller at Colombo CC

Kapugedera and Kandamby make England sweat

England's bowlers continued to toil with little reward on the second day at Colombo Cricket Club

21-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller at Colombo CC

Lee and Steyn among top five Test bowlers

Dale Steyn and Brett Lee have broken into the top five in the ICC player rankings for Test bowlers

20-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Swann upbeat despite tough start

Graeme Swann endured a frustrating first day of action in Sri Lanka as England were forced to work hard for their wickets in Colombo

20-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

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