Cricket
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India in need of titanic T20 tussle
IPL must live up to the hype as cricket circus returns with Dhoni and Co down in the dumps, writes Greg Wilcox.
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Late wickets put England in charge in Sri Lanka
Captain Mahela Jayawardene scored his second century in consecutive tests as Sri Lanka recovered from an early slump to reach 238-6 against England at stumps on the opening day of the second Test on Tuesday.
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Andrew Strauss defiant on England future
Speculation continues to mount over Andrew Strauss’ future as England captain, but it’s all news to the skipper who revealed his job security hadn’t even crossed his mind heading into today’s crucial Test with Sri Lanka.
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The Doosra – Magic Mahela’s a true great
It’s seriously hard, going from an ODI marathon in Australia, onto the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, then straight into a Test match against England in Galle. But Sri Lanka have pulled it off, and will now go into tomorrow’s second Test needing only a draw for their first series win since Muttiah Muralitharan retired.
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Players stick by Strauss – under fire skipper backed by England
Andrew Strauss has the support of the dressing room as the skipper fights to save both England’s series against Sri Lanka and his job.
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Angelo Mathews back for crunch clash
England’s task of trying to avoid a second consecutive series whitewash has been made all the more difficult with the news ace all-rounder Angelo Mathews has returned from a calf injury to join the Sri Lanka squad for the final Test.
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Graeme Swann tips tourists to soar home in Sri Lanka
Graeme Swann is adamant England are set for victory the first Test against Sri Lanka, but the reality is the tourists face a testing day ahead if they’re to take first blood in the two-match series.
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Sri Lanka’s star spinner urges hosts to go for kill
Sri Lanka may have a comfortable second innings lead in the first Test against England, but man-of-the-moment Rangana Herath believes there’s everything to play for heading into the third day in Galle.
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Jimmy Anderson stays cool despite field gaffes
Jimmy Anderson refused to concede England let Sri Lanka off the hook on day one of the first Test in Galle – even after dropping super centurion Mahela Jayawardene on four occasions.
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The Doosra – short Sri Lanka series
Ever go to one of those paradise beach wedding things? I’ve attended two, and both were dreadful. Too hot, too sandy, and all just horribly hasty. Fifteen minutes is all you get before they whisk everyone off and shepherd in the next lot.
