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    Kottehewa stars with double hat-trick

    Sa'adi Thawfeeq December 3, 2007 Premier Limited Over Tournament Defending champions NCC, struggling to qualify for the next round, were indebted to Tharaka Kottehewa for bringing them two welcome victories which lifted them to third position in the Tier A table behind Blooomfield and Colts...
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    Muttiah Muralitharan interview

    Charlie Austin December 3, 2007 Charlie Austin caught up with Muttiah Muralitharan after the spin wizard reclaimed the record for most Test wickets from Shane Warne How special was it to break the record in Kandy? Very special, and a big relief as I didn't expect to get it in the first...
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    Record Broken!!! Congratz Murali..

    Well done Murali.. What a magnificent achievement!!! 88.4 Muralitharan to Collingwood, OUT, that's the world record and it's so simple a dismissal ... Collingwood plays down the wrong line and the ball clips the top of middle and off stumps, sparking celebrations in the middle, dancing in the...
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    Chaminda Vaas a century of excellence

    by Supun Perera One of cricket’s greatest pleasures is to look back and savour, since cricket by its very nature leaves impressions that are enduring and even indelible, the matches of importance in the past, an immaculate piece of an innings or an accurate spell of bowling and in general a...
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    Marvan Atapattu timeline

    A rollercoaster ride Cricinfo staff November 20, 2007 Marvan Atapattu, one of Sri Lanka'a longest-serving cricketers, announced his retirement after an eventful tour of Australia, which came nearly two years after his last Test appearance. After a horror start in his first three Tests, he found...
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    Marvan Atapattu - A fighter and a frank talker

    Charlie Austin November 20, 2007 Marvan Atapattu's retirement announcement was widely expected in Sri Lanka after the second Test in Australia. All his recent public comments, most obviously the amusing "muppets and joker" broadside at the selectors, have indicated a man poised to bid...
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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Bellerive Oval (Updates)

    Stumps - Day 4 Sri Lanka require another 260 runs with 7 wickets remaining Current partnership 89 runs, 19.0 overs, RR: 4.68 (Jayasuriya 33, Sangakkara 50) Past Innings
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    Check Murali's action in a Test - Warne

    Cricinfo staff November 13, 2007 Shane Warne believes Muttiah Muralitharan's action should be assessed in a Test match to end any lingering speculation over its legality. Warne is set to be overtaken as the world's leading Test wicket-taker by Muralitharan, who needs seven more victims to pass...
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    Atapattu gets captain's support

    Sa'adi Thawfeeq November 12, 2007 Mahela Jayawardene joined Trevor Bayliss, Sri Lanka's coach, in support of Marvan Atapattu as the veteran opener faced an uncertain cricket future following an outburst in which he branded national selectors as 'a set up muppets headed by a joker'. Atapattu's...
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    Failing to walk the talk

    Peter English at the Gabba November 12, 2007 It would not be a surprise if Mahela Jayawardene spent time each day looking into his hotel mirror chanting the line "We believe we can beat Australia". Like The Little Engine That Could, Jayawardene must hope that if he says something often enough...
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    Atapattu's tour in doubt after outburst

    Cricinfo staff November 11, 2007 Marvan Atapattu may be sent home following his outburst against the Sri Lanka selectors on the third day at the Gabba when he branded them a set of muppets, headed by a joker. The selectors will discuss whether to take any disciplinary action against Atapattu...
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    'Selectors are muppets headed by a joker' - Atapattu

    Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the Gabba November 10, 2007 Marvan Atapattu launched an astonishing attack on the Sri Lanka selectors, calling them a set of muppets headed by a joker and blaming them for the lack of bench strength in the side. His...
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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Brisbane (Updates)

    Here are the teams: Australia: 1 Matthew Hayden, 2 Phil Jaques, 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Andrew Symonds, 6 Mike Hussey, 7 Adam Gilchrist, 8 Brett Lee, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Stuart Clark, 11 Stuart MacGill. Sri Lanka: 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Marvan Atapattu, 3 Michael Vandort, 4...
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    Australia name their 11 man sqaud for the 1st Test starting Tomorrow

    Ponting wants to keep winning habit Cricinfo staff November 7, 2007 Mitchell Johnson will make his debut in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Thursday after beating Ben Hilfenhaus for a spot in the team. Johnson forms part of Australia's new-look outfit, which also includes the...
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    Moody backs Murali as a great

    By Jon Pierik October 27, 2007 FORMER Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody hopes Muttiah Muralitharan will be respected for the "genius" that he is as he braces for what may be another rugged tour of Australia. Muralitharan and his teammates will step out for their first game of a two-Test tour in a...
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    Sri Lanka call up Sujeewa de Silva

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 2007-08 Jenny Thompson in Adelaide October 29, 2007 Sri Lanka will call up fast bowler Sujeewa de Silva as cover for the injured Chanaka Welegedera. Welegedera tore his right quadricep muscle on the second day of the first warm-up match against the Australia Chairman's...
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    'It was a good outing' - Jayawardene

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 2007-08 Jenny Thompson in Adelaide October 29, 2007 Sri Lanka arrived in Adelaide less than a week ago promising aggression and focus as they bid for their first Test win on Australian soil. On the day they landed, their captain Mahela Jayawardene made it clear that to...
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    'I am mentally stronger than most' - Muralitharan

    Jenny Thompson in Adelaide October 28, 2007 Muttiah Muralitharan's first Test tour with the Sri Lankan team to Australia in 12 years has so far been a tale of police escorts at the airport, security fears, plainsclothes people in the crowd ... and plenty of hype. While it's true Muralitharan...
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    Ponting aware of dangers

    JON PIERIK SYDNEY October 26, 2007 02:15am AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting has warned his team-mates not to become "Murali-centric" for fear of underestimating Sri Lanka's potent pace attack. While the Australians are confident they still have the arsenal to dislodge any batting line-up, the...
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    Lankans play it cool..

    RICHARD EARLE, CRICKET WRITER October 26, 2007 02:15am Sri Lanka's sharpest tongue Kumar Sangakkara has a pointed but simple message for unruly Australian crowds: "We are not India". Sangakkara, a lawyer, has called on Australian fans to differentiate between the threat posed by his Sri Lankan...

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