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Selectors show faith in South African team

The National cricket selectors have shown their faith in the team that did duty at the Wanderers by retaining all the same eleven in a squad named for the second Castle Lager/MTN Test against Sri Lanka starting in Centurion on Friday 15th November

11-Nov-2002•Keith Lane

Sri Lankans try to look on the bright side after crushing defeat

Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore refused to panic after his side's crushing innings defeat at the hands of South Africa on Sunday

10-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka overwhelmed by South Africa fast bowlers

Sri Lanka's weakness against quality pace bowling overseas was exposed for the second time in three days on Sunday as South Africa won the opening Castle Lager/MTN Test match at Wanderers by a massive innings an 64 runs

10-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

South African batsmen dominate against wayward Sri Lankans

All-rounder Jacques Kallis followed his bowling heroics on day one with an equally accomplished batting performance on day two, steering South Africa into a commanding position against Sri Lanka in the opening Castle Lager/MTN Test at Wanderers on

09-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

'Unknown' Kallis prompts demise of Sri Lanka

South African Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour may not know who he is but Sri Lanka's batsmen need no introduction after the world's leading all-rounder, Jacques Kallis, ripped through their middle order on the opening day of the Castle Lager/MTN Test

08-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

Jaywardene braces himself for pace onslaught at Wanderers

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's serene middle order batsman, is bracing himself for a pace onslaught against South Africa starting Friday

08-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya asks team to show their natural flair in Test series

Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya called upon his exuberant team to play their natural game as Sri Lanka strive to win their first ever Test series against South Africa during the next two weeks

07-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

South Africa at full strength as Kallis passes fitness Test

South Africa will be at full strength in the opening Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at Wanderers starting Friday after key all-rounder Jacques Kallis passed a fitness during the team's final practice session on Thursday morning.

07-Nov-2002•Charlie Austin

South African squad for first Sri Lanka Test

The National cricket selectors have named the following South African squad for the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers from the 8th to the 12th of November

05-Nov-2002•UCBSA Media Release

Tame draw as Sri Lanka get much needed practice

Thanks to the rain, which washed out three sessions on the first two days, and a two-paced flat pitch, the match between Sri Lanka and a Rest of South Africa XI petered out into a tame draw at the Lenasia Cricket Stadium.

04-Nov-2002•Keith Lane

Jacobs sets up Rest of South Africa lead

North West player Davey Jacobs became the king of Lenasia as he played The Rest of South Africa XI back into a strong position against Sri Lanka at the end of day three of the four-day match

03-Nov-2002•Keith Lane

Whatmore happy with Sri Lankan preparations in South Africa

Sri Lanka, having got some valuable batting practice in Lenasia, were forced to spend the second afternoon of their match against a Rest of South Africa XI watching a slow drizzle interfere with their preparations for the First Test starting on

02-Nov-2002•Keith Lane

Sri Lankans forced to work hard

A late start in Lenasia reduced day one of the tour match between Sri Lanka and a Rest of South Africa XI to two sessions of play, allowing the visitors to reach a hard working 226 for four when bad light brought an early end to the day

01-Nov-2002•Keith Lane

ODIs now have official ICC ranking mechanism

One-Day Internationals have today been given a ranking structure by the International Cricket Council along similar lines to Test cricket

31-Oct-2002•Lynn McConnell

Sri Lanka go for pace and only one spinner

MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN was the lone spinner named today in Sri Lanka's team for the upcoming tour of South Africa as the selectors reposed their faith in fast bowlers

30-Oct-2002•Pat Symcox

Sanath Jayasuriya versus the selectors Part II

Sri Lanka's most recent selection debacle, dubbed "Sanath Jayasuriya versus the selectors Part II" by one fan, has created a vigourous debate on CricInfo's Sri Lankan cricket forum

21-Oct-2002•CricInfo

Coach wary of burnout as Sri Lanka start World Cup build-up

Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore is wary of player burnout as he prepares his young team during the nest six weeks in South Africa and Australia for another shot at cricket's most prized and expensive title - the World Cup next February

18-Oct-2002•Saadi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka 'A' fighting to avoid clean sweep

LAHORE, Oct 2: Dilip Wickremasinghe, manager of Sri Lanka 'A' team manager, admitted Wednesday that the results in the one-day series were not encouraging but vowed his side would fight to avoid a whitewash in the three-match series against Pakistan

03-Oct-2002•Mohammad Yaqoob

Sri Lanka selectors name new-look pace attack for South Africa

Sri Lanka's selectors named three uncapped players in a new-look 16-man squad to tour South Africa later this month to play two Test matches

03-Oct-2002•Charlie Austin

Salman, Naved hit centuries as Pakistan 'A' win series

FAISALABAD, Oct 1: Scintillating centuries by opener Salman Butt and stand-in skipper Naved Latif laid the foundation of Pakistan 'A's comprehensive one-day series victory over Sri Lanka 'A' here Tuesday

03-Oct-2002•By Our Staff Correspondent

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