Tag Archives: Sri Lanka
Strauss facing end to England’s No 1 Test status
Andrew Strauss must lead England to a series-saving win against Sri Lanka at Colombo’s P Sara Stadium in the second and final Test of this ridiculously short series if his team are to retain their hard-won status at No 1 … Continue reading
Simon Hughes: Heat is on England in Sri Lanka
The alarming tale of the Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba who collapsed on the field against Tottenham prompts two immediate thoughts. One, the memory of a cricketing colleague of mine who suffered a number of similar heart seizures and whose premature … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Articles, Opinion, OpinionAlerts, Simon Hughes
Tagged England, Simon Hughes, Sri Lanka, wilf slack
Leave a comment
Chopra impresses with big runs during stint in Sri Lanka
Warwickshire batsman Varun Chopra can already claim to be in fine form even though the new season is more than a month away, having scored two centuries during his recent stint playing first-class cricket in Sri Lanka. The opener played … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Paul Bolton, Warwickshire
Tagged Paul Bolton, Sri Lanka, varun chopra, warwickshire
Leave a comment
Kumar Sangakkara: ‘Test cricket is where your name is made’
Given the prestige attached to World Cup victories, does Test cricket need a World Test championship tomaintain its pre-eminence? I was all in favour of starting that concept as soon as possible, even though putting it back [to 2017] has … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Articles, Interviews, Magazine, Sri Lanka
Tagged Cricket formats, kumar sangakkara, spectators, Sri Lanka, Test cricket, world cup
Leave a comment
Vaas arranges Sri Lanka training trip for Northants trio
Northamptonshire are sending three batsmen on a pre-season training camp to Sri Lanka. David Murphy and Ben Howgego will spend three weeks on the island and they will be joined there for the first ten days by opening batsmen Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Northamptonshire, Paul Bolton
Tagged chaminda vaas, northamptonshire, Paul Bolton, Sri Lanka
Leave a comment
Eng v SL live: England complete comeback in style, 5th ODI, Old Trafford
Dernbach stars in tense finale Score: England 268-9 (Trott 72, Morgan 57; Randiv 5-42) beat Sri Lanka 252 (Mathews 68, Chandimal 54; Bresnan 3-49) by 16 runs Full scorecard England win series 3-2 England began Alastair Cook’s captaincy era in … Continue reading
Posted in England, England home, Richard Gibson
Tagged England, old trafford, richard gibson, Sri Lanka
Leave a comment
Eng v SL live: Late slump undermines England effort, 5th ODI, Old Trafford
Trott helps England to competitive total but it could have been more. Score (close of first innings): England 268-9 off 50 overs (Trott 72, Morgan 57; Randiv 5-42) Full scorecard It was a typical one-day innings on the subcontinent. Only … Continue reading
Posted in England, England home, Richard Gibson
Tagged England, old trafford, richard gibson, Sri Lanka
Leave a comment
Eng v SL live: Broad axed for decider, 5th ODI, Old Trafford
England dropped Stuart Broad for the NatWest Series decider with his Nottinghamshire team-mate Samit Patel preferred at spin-friendly Old Trafford. The early morning overhead conditions suggested help for the fast men but the pitch itself has been a bedfellow for … Continue reading
Posted in England, England home, Richard Gibson
Tagged England, old trafford, richard gibson, Sri Lanka
Leave a comment
Jonathan Agnew: Cook shows folly of pre-judging class players
Alastair Cook will want nothing less than to win his first series in charge as England’s official one-day international captain but so far, with the bat in his hand especially, he has made a terrific start to his leadership reign. … Continue reading
Posted in Alastair Cook, England, England home, Featured Articles, Jonathan Agnew, Opinion, OpinionAlerts
Tagged alastair cook, England, jonathan agnew, mike atherton, Sri Lanka
5 Comments