Sri Lanka fans cheer beneath a huge poster of Muttiah Muralitharan holding a "709" sign, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Kandy, December 1, 2007© AFP
Kumar Sangakkara drives during his fifty, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Kandy, December 1, 2007© AFP
VVS Laxman cuts through point, India v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 2nd day, December 1, 2007© AFP