Owais Shah and Matt Prior face the media, May 15, 2007© Getty Images
A Buddhist monk ties a blessed white thread around the wrist of captain Mahela Jayawardene, Colombo, May 18, 2007© AFP
Members of the Sri Lankan squad utter a prayer before their departure for the Abu Dhabi series, Colombo, May 15, 2007© ESPNcricinfo Ltd