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Mahela Jayawardene talks about the game against and Bangladesh, which Sri Lanka won comfortably, and looks forward to the match against India

'We are tired but that is no excuse' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene talks about the game against and Bangladesh, which Sri Lanka won comfortably, and looks forward to the match against India

'We are tired but that is no excuse' - Jayawardene

Pakistan handed Hong Kong a thumping 173-run defeat and knocked them out of the Asia Cup

Malik and Younis blow away Hong Kong

18-Jul-2004•Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

BCCI likely to invite Kofi Annan

The Indian board is likely to invite Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, to attend its platinum jubilee celebrations in November

Despite recent reports in the New Zealand Press Association that Queenstown could become the latest venue in the country to gain Test status, a local source has claimed this would in fact be highly unlikely

Queenstown unlikely to gain Test status

The coach of the team is likely to assume a far more important position in the proposed new structure of West Indian cricket

All-encompassing powers for West Indian coach

Pakistan handed Hong Kong a thumping 178-run defeat and knocked them out of the Asia Cup

Malik and Younis blow away Hong Kong

18-Jul-2004•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Banks's allround display boosts West Indies

The West Indians continued to warm-up well ahead of next week's first Test on the second day of their tour match against Sri Lanka A at Shenley

Essex have signed Andre Adams, the New Zealand allrounder, as their second overseas player for the remainder of the season

Essex sign Adams as second overseas player

The Sydney Cricket Ground has found its first supporter just a couple of days after reports in the media suggested that it could lose its Test status

Steve Waugh bats for the SCG

Craig Spearman, the former New Zealand batsman, may end up playing for England some time in the future

Spearman hints at England career

Mahela Jayawardene talks about the game against and Bangladesh, which Sri Lanka won comfortably, and looks forward to the match against India

'We are tired but that is no excuse' - Jayawardene

England today named their squad for the first Test against West Indies at Lord's next week

Butcher passed fit to play in opening Test

Sri Lanka are hopeful that Sanath Jayasuriya will recover in time for Sri Lanka's opening second-round match in the Asia Cup on Wednesday after aggravating a side injury and pulling out of their clash with India on Sunday

Sri Lanka wait on Jayasuriya injury

India's batsmen discovered that it wasn't simply a matter of turning up and tonking the ball about the place against UAE

'Nice to start with a hundred' - Dravid

Dinesh Mongia will be returning to Lancashire once again, this time as cover for Stuart Law, who is recovering from a back problem and will not play for around three weeks

Mongia to have second stint with Lancashire

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the schedule for Australia's tour, which takes place at the end of the year

Australia's India tour dates finalised

India's batsmen discovered that it wasn't simply a matter of turning up and tonking the ball about the place against UAE

'Nice to start with a hundred' - Dravid