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Fleming still upbeat after second day's play

Stephen Fleming remained upbeat about his side's chances despite New Zealand slipping to 75 for 4 on a truncated second day in this second Test

04-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka take the upper hand on rain-curtailed day

For five sessions they lazed in their hotel, looking forward to the chance to win their first series in Sri Lanka for two decades, as an army of groundstaff mopped up a waterlogged outfield with hand sponges and scraped away the mud with cardboard

04-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

No play at Kandy

The opening day's play of the second match of the two-Test series at Kandy was abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy overnight rain left large areas of the outfield saturated

03-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka set for fresh cricket board elections

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) will hold elections after a government decision to end a two-year period of control by interim committees

02-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Looking skywards

After an attritional drawn opening Test in Colombo, a dreary contest on a lifeless pitch, more frustration is in store for the second Test at Kandy

02-May-2003•Charlie Austin in Kandy

Murali enters final stage of his career

Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's star offspinner, set to become the highest wicket-taker in Test history during the next two years, believes he has entered the final phase of his career

30-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Fleming's achievements make their mark on record book

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who toiled long and hard in the heat and humidity of Colombo, to score a total of 343 unbeaten runs against Sri Lanka, should take a good rest before he studies the statistical profile of his feats

30-Apr-2003•Lynn McConnell

Arnold to lead Sri Lanka 'A' against Pakistan

Russel Arnold will skipper a Sri Lanka A side against Pakistan in a one-day warm-up at the P

30-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo

Sleepy draw in Colombo

The inmates of the nearby Welikada Prison, given day release during the Test match to man the pitch covers, may have sung and danced their way through their last afternoon of freedom, but for the others present at the P Saravanamuttu Oval there was

29-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka management lament missed opportunities

Sri Lanka's captain Hashan Tillakaratne and coach Duleep Mendis lamented their side's poor fielding in the opening Test but praised the efforts of the bowlers and batsmen

29-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Fleming delighted with performance against Muralitharan

Stephen Fleming believes New Zealand are now better-placed to win the second Test at Kandy after having shown that they can survive against Sri Lanka's leading spinner Muttiah Muralitharan

29-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

There is still work to do, says Tillakaratne

Hashan Tillakaratne, who celebrated the first match of his captaincy tenure with his eleventh Test century, believes Sri Lanka still have work to do on the final day despite his side's strong reply to New Zealand's 515 for 7 and a fourth day wash-out

28-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Tillakaratne, Kaluwitharana share honours on rain-affected day

A thunderstorm brought relief on the fourth afternoon of the opening Test: relief from the sweltering heat and also from the dreary cricket, which had reached a stalemate after a dour, unbeaten 11th Test century from Hashan Tillakaratne

28-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

A lot more work to do for both teams

Denis Aberhart, New Zealand's coach, believes his bowlers still have enough time to force a win despite a fightback by Sri Lanka's batsmen on day three of this opening Test

27-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Sri Lankan batsmen forge spirited reply

Sri Lanka's batsmen, faced with New Zealand's daunting 515 for 7, sparkled in the morning, wobbled in the afternoon and consolidated in the evening

27-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Fleming marks latest career stage with emphatic innings

Stephen Fleming has always had an appetite for runs but too often he tended towards the medium-rare in his taste

26-Apr-2003•Lynn McConnell

Fleming double ton puts New Zealand in control

Stephen Fleming battled through searing heat and sapping humidity to score 274 not out, the second-highest score by a New Zealander in Test cricket

26-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Tillakaratne pays tribute to Fleming after marathon innings

Hashan Tillakaratne, Sri Lanka's new Test captain, paid tribute to his counterpart, Stephen Fleming, who scored an unbeaten 274 out of New Zealand's massive 515 for seven declared on day two of this Colombo Test

26-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo

Fleming promises positive approach on day two

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's captain and unbeaten centurion, promised a more positive approach on day two after the visitors crawled towards a position of strength on the opening day of this two test series

26-Apr-2003•Wisden CricInfo

Fleming and Richardson put New Zealand in strong position

Stephen Fleming hits out on his way to an unbeaten 112 ©AFP Local predictions that New Zealand might wilt in harsh Sri Lankan conditions proved overly optimistic on an attritional opening day of this two-Test series at the P Saravanamuttu Oval

25-Apr-2003•Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

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