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Gough and Caddick cut through Sri Lanka as England fight back

A superb spell of bowling with the second new ball from Andrew Caddick and Darren Gough cut through Sri Lanka's lower order to dismiss the hosts for 297 shortly before the close of the first day of the Second Test at Kandy

07-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Gough inspires England fightback after Jayawardene century

After a glorious morning in which they plucked out four Sri Lankan batsmen, a chastening afternoon in which the locals scored at four runs per over, Darren Gough and Andrew Caddick led an inspired English fightback as the sun slipped beneath the

07-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Trescothick reassures England after injury scare against Sri Lankan Colts

England have cantered to an eight-wicket victory over a Sri Lankan Colts XI in the Welagedara Stadium

03-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

England canter to easy victory over Colts XI

This futile limited overs game may have lacked tension, but there was sufficient drama to entertain the cricket loving spectators of Kurunegala

03-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

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 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

In the end it all proved too much

26-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

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

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 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, 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

23-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

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

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

Sri Lanka crush India by 61 runs

India Under-17s were riding on a high after crushing minnows Oman in their opening encounter but when pitted against an equal the very next day they simply wilted away

20-Feb-2001•Staff Reporter

England close to springing surprise on Board President's XI on final day

An overnight leak in the pitch covers, which delayed the start of play by three hours, looked for all the world like it had condemned this match to a draw

18-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

Board President's XI defy English bowlers on final day

The Sri Lankan Board President's XI have forced a draw on the final day of their game against England, but not before the tourists raised hopes of an unexpected victory in the last session of play

18-Feb-2001•CricInfo

England close to springing surprise on final day

An overnight leak in the pitch covers, which delayed the start of play by three hours, coupled with England's pedestrian batting yesterday, looked for all the world like it had condemned this match to a drab draw

18-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

England close to springing surprise on Board President's XI on final day

An overnight leak in the pitch covers, which delayed the start of play by three hours, looked for all the world like it had condemned this match to a draw

18-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

White shines for England against Board President's XI

The English displayed admirable tenacity on the third day of their last practice game before the First Test Match in Galle, as they batted their way through the day

17-Feb-2001•Charlie Austin

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