Sri Lanka in England

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Sri Lanka trail by 14 runs, 472/8

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Sri Lanka 476/9

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Sri Lanka all out for 479.

England have a first innings lead of 7 runs.

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England v Sri Lanka
Lords
2nd Test

STUMPS DAY 4

England 486
MJ Prior 126
AN Cook 96
SCJ Broad 54
IR Bell 52
UWMBCA Welegedara 4/122
RAS Lakmal 3/126
HMRKB Herath 2/64
Sri Lanka 479
TM Dilshan 193
NT Paranavitana 65
Extras 58 (25b, 23lb, 8w, 2nb)
ST Finn 4/108
GP Swann 3/101
England 2/149
AN Cook 61*
IJL Trott 58

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England scored at 4.27RPO in the first session

3 overs after lunch
England 3/279
Cook 91*
Pietersen 72
Bell 24*

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England 335/7 Declared

Cook 106

Sri Lanka are 20/1 and trail by 322 with 50 overs still to play today.

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England v Sri Lanka
Lords
2nd Test

MATCH DRAWN

England 486
Sri Lanka 479
England 7d/335
AN Cook 106
KP Pietersen 72
IJL Trott 58
IR Bell 57*
HMRKB Herath 3/87
Sri Lanka 3/127
NT Paranavitana 44

MAN OF THE MATCH - TM DILSHAN
ENGLAND LEAD 3 MATCH SERIES 1-0

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Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka's captain and Man of the Match in the second Test at Lord's, fears he will not be fit to play in the series decider at the Rose Bowl on June 16, after being advised to rest for three to four weeks following a hairline fracture to his right thumb.

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Off topic slightly but Tharanga failed a drug test at world cup. Positive for steroids, interesting too see if the ICC have the guts to throw him out like they did with Warnie

Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lanka opener, has been ruled out of the limited-overs leg of the England tour as he prepares to face a disciplinary committee for failing a drugs test during the World Cup.

Tharanga, 26, tested positive after the semi-final against New Zealand, in Colombo, and Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed he won't be selected for any representative cricket in the short term.

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Sanath Jayasuriya has been recalled to Sri Lanka's ODI and Twenty20 sides for the upcoming series against England and Scotland. The squad has several changes from the one in the World Cup: middle-order batsman Thilina Kandamby and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal have been recalled while there is no place for Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera and Rangana Herath.

Limited-overs squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Thilina Kandamby (vice-capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Thissara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga Lakmal, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis Angelo Mathews, Sanath Jayasuriya.

Not bad for a bloke about to turn 42

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Sanath Jayasuriya has announced he will retire from international cricket after Sri Lanka's first ODI against England on June 28, at The Oval, and revealed his decision within hours of being recalled to the squad close to his 42nd birthday.

"The England tour will be my last tour for my country. I will play the first one-day and the Twenty20 match and retire," Jayasuriya said on Thursday.

Hey thanks for naming me...now I retire

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Essex v Sri Lankans
First Class Tour Match

DAY TWO

Sri Lankans 9d/337
KC Sangakarra 153
HRDL Thirimanne 104
RJW Topley 4/23
Essex 3/139
RN ten Doeschte 62*
T Westley 59*

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James Anderson is set to lead England's attack in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, after being named in a 12-man squad at the expense of Surrey's Jade Dernbach

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Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka captain, has been ruled out of the third Test at the Rose Bowl because of his fractured right thumb.
Lahiru Thirimanne, the 21-year-old left-hand opener, is expected to replace Dilshan after impressing with a century against Essex.

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England won the toss and elected to field.

SL 21/0

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Sri Lanka 23/1

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4/81
Anderson and Tremlett two wickets each.

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wouldnt expect a result here, the weather forecast isnt good

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wouldnt expect a result here, the weather forecast isnt good

I thought the same at Cardiff

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wouldnt expect a result here, the weather forecast isnt good

Neither would I after the EG agreed to call the 2nd Test off
Ive been told there was about 12-15 overs left and 7 wickets to be taken when the event was called off
Is that right ?