England tour of Sri Lanka 2007/08 | Live Score, Schedule, News

3rd Test, Galle, December 18 - 22, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

499/8d

ENG

(fo) 81 & 251/6

Match drawn

2nd Test, Colombo (SSC), December 09 - 13, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

ENG

351 & 250/3

548/9d

Match drawn

1st Test, Kandy, December 01 - 05, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

188 & 442/8d

ENG

(T:350) 281 & 261

Sri Lanka won by 88 runs

Tour Match, Colombo (NCC), November 25 - 27, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

SLCBP

298/9d & 81

ENGXI

(T:246) 134 & 247/5

England XI won by 5 wickets

Tour Match, Colombo (CCC), November 20 - 22, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

SLCBP

500/5d

ENGXI

315/6

Match drawn

5th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), October 13, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

211

ENG

(29.1/50 ov, T:212) 104

Sri Lanka won by 107 runs

4th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), October 10, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

211/9

ENG

(46.5/50 ov, T:212) 212/5

England won by 5 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

3rd ODI (D/N), Dambulla, October 07, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

(41.1/48 ov) 164

ENG

(46.5/48 ov, T:164) 164/8

England won by 2 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)

2nd ODI (D/N), Dambulla, October 04, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

ENG

234/8

(44.3/50 ov, T:235) 169

England won by 65 runs

1st ODI (D/N), Dambulla, October 01, 2007, England tour of Sri Lanka

269/7

ENG

(34.5/50 ov, T:270) 150

Sri Lanka won by 119 runs

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Winner

Englandwon the 5-match ODI series 3-2

Winner

Sri Lankawon the 3-match Test series 1-0

England fined for slow over-rate

England have been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third Test against Sri Lanka in Galle

England fined for slow over-rate

Michael Vaughan, England's captain, has been fined 40% of his match fees while the rest of the team received a 20% cut on their earnings, for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third Test against Sri Lanka in Galle

Get out of your comfort zone

The mindset you bring to the subcontinent influences how you play. England came expecting it to be hard and, sure enough, it was hard

Vaughan: 'Losing can become a habit'

Michael Vaughan had admitted that Sri Lanka deserved their series win over England and that England had been "beaten by a better team"

England were out-thought and outclassed

And so England's series ended as it had begun, with the tail clinging on amid the lengthening shadows, waiting for the elements to give them a reprieve

Jayawardene and Sangakarra bat on ... and on

Andrew Miller's report card on Sri Lanka's individual performances in the three-Test series

Sidebottom out-lasts Pietersen

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the fifth and final day at Galle

Galle's cricket windfall

After all the hassles and hardships that went into the staging of the Galle Test match, the end result has been a triumph

Rain denies Sri Lanka's victory charge

Sri Lanka were denied victory at Galle when a second torrential afternoon downpour ended the final Test during the last session with England tottering on 251 for 6

England drop to fifth in rankings

The 1-0 loss to Sri Lanka saw England slip from second to fifth in the LG ICC Test Championship table

England tour of Sri Lanka 2007 Top Wicket Takers

Tests

ODIs

Others

OTHEROD

Muthiah Muralidaran

SL, Ob

Innings: 6Average: 21.63

Chaminda Vaas

SL, Lfm

Innings: 6Average: 29.18

Monty Panesar

ENG, Sla

Innings: 4Average: 50.62

Dilhara Fernando

SL, Rfm

Innings: 5Average: 13.66

Ryan Sidebottom

ENG, Lfm

Innings: 5Average: 13.83

Stuart Broad

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 5Average: 19.27

Matthew Hoggard

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 2Average: 10.25

Sujeewa de Silva

SLCP, Lmf

Innings: 2Average: 23.50

Jehan Mubarak

SLCP, Ob

Innings: 1Average: 19.00

Nuwan Kulasekara

SLCP, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 28.00

Stuart Broad

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 42.00

Matthew Hoggard

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 45.00

James Anderson

ENG, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 14.33

Paul Collingwood

ENG, Rm

Innings: 1Average: 9.00

Ryan Sidebottom

ENG, Lfm

Innings: 1Average: 13.50

England tour of Sri Lanka 2007 Top Run Scorers

Tests

ODIs

Others

OTHEROD

Mahela Jayawardene

SL, Rhb

474

Innings: 4Average: 158.00

Kumar Sangakkara

SL, Lhb

291

Innings: 4Average: 72.75

ENG, Lhb

278

Innings: 6Average: 46.33

Chamara Silva

SL, Rhb

184

Innings: 5Average: 36.80

ENG, Lhb

155

Innings: 5Average: 31.00

Kumar Sangakkara

SL, Lhb

151

Innings: 5Average: 30.20

ENG, Lhb

Innings: 2Average: 46.50

Upul Tharanga

SLCP, Lhb

Innings: 2Average: 45.50

Ravi Bopara

ENG, Rhb

Innings: 2Average: 34.00

Chamara Kapugedera

SLCP, Rhb

141

Innings: 1Average: 141.00

Upul Tharanga

SLCP, Lhb

112

Innings: 1Average: 112.00

Thilina Kandamby

SLCP, Lhb

107

Innings: 1

Ian Bell

ENG, Rhb

131

Innings: 1

Chamara Kapugedera

SLCXI, Rhb

Innings: 1Average: 75.00