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Short 2 test series with the First Test starting 26 March

Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI
First Class Tour Match

STUMPS DAY ONE

Sri Lanka Board XI 169
WAAM Silva 66
MS Panesar 5/37
JM Anderson 4/19
England XI 0/6

Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI
First Class Tour Match

STUMPS DAY TWO

Sri Lanka Board XI 169
England XI 8/308
AN Cook 163*
AJ Strauss 40
HMCM Bandara 3/58

Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI
First Class Tour Match

ENGLAND WON BY AN INNINGS AND 15 RUNS

Sri Lanka Board XI 169
England XI 8d/308
Sri Lanka Board XI 119
JM Anderson 3/21
ST Finn 3/24
GP Swann 3/33

Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI v England XI
First Class Match
Colombo

STUMPS DAY ONE

SLDC XI 5/376
LPC Silva 163
SHT Kandamby 64
AK Perera 61*
SCJ Broad 3/55
GP Swann 0/102 (21 overs)

brod wrote:Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI v England XI
First Class Match
Colombo

STUMPS DAY ONE

SLDC XI 5/376
LPC Silva 163
SHT Kandamby 64
AK Perera 61*
SCJ Broad 3/55
GP Swann 0/102 (21 overs)

Ha!

Bring on the turban-ator

Media Park wrote:Bring on the turban-ator

Swann said he wasnt worried about him as competition...and hes not even playing this match

brod wrote:

Media Park wrote:Bring on the turban-ator

Swann said he wasnt worried about him as competition...and hes not even playing this match

What an arrogant d!ck, hope he makes another 100 with the ball.

Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has been ruled out of the first Test against England with a calf injury that has quickened speculation that his ability to bowl at international level is now open to serious doubt.

Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI v England XI
First Class Match
Colombo

ENGLAND XI WON BY 4 WICKETS

SLDC XI 6D/431
LPC Silva 163
AK Perera 85
SHT Kandamby 64
KS Lokuarachchi 51*
SCJ Broad 3/69
GP Swann 0/102 (21 overs)
England XI 4d/272
IJL Trott 101 (ret)
AJ Strauss 100 (ret)
SLDC XI 4d/199
AK Perera 90* (70 balls)
England XI 6/360 (60.4 overs)
MJ Prior 84 (60 balls)
SR Patel 72 (78)
RS Bopara 66 (100)
KP Pietersen 52 (52)

Wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene and offspinner Suraj Randiv have returned to the Sri Lanka Test squad for the home series against England. Both had missed the tour of South Africa late last year, Jayawardene due to an injury and Randiv as a result of being dropped.

Sri Lanka Test squad
Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Dhammika Prasad, Chanaka Welegedera, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath
In: Prasanna Jayawardene, Suraj Randiv and Suranga Lakmal
Out: Ajantha Mendis, Kanishka Alvitigala, Dilhara Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Kaushal Silva and Nuwan Pradeep

Sri Lanka v England
1st Test
Galle

STUMPS DAY ONE

Sri Lanka 8/289
DPMD Jayawardene 168*
JM Anderson 3/56
SR Patel 2/27
GP Swann 0/92

the lankans all out 318, in reply the poms 1/0 cook gone for a globe

poms 3/57, everyones mate KP at the wicket on 3 and our other fav bell 13

121/6

great to see

8/157

Herath had the ripped the poms a new one.
Good to see KP fail again.

Eng 9/187

Panesar 12 n.o. off only 8 balls

30 for the last wicket so far.

all out 193
Herath 6/74

SRI 1/4
Dilshan bwd by Broad for a duck.

SRI LANKA now 3/14