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    Atapattu comeback stalled in refusal to meet selectors

    Wed Oct 3, 2007 5:50 PM BST COLOMBO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu will not make an international comeback in next month's tour of Australia after refusing to meet chairman of selectors Ashantha de Mel. Earlier on Wednesday de Mel had announced that the selectors...
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    Atapattu in contention for Australia tour

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 2007-08 Cricinfo staff October 3, 2007 Sri Lanka are likely to recall Marvan Atapattu for the forthcoming tour of Australia. Ashantha de Mel, the chairman of selectors, said the team would require experienced players like him, and that the selectors were mindful of the...
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    Maharoof sends sorry England crashing (Sri Lanka v England, 1st ODI, Dambulla)

    The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan October 1, 2007 Sri Lanka 269 for 7 (Jayawardene 66) beat England 150 (Cook 46, Maharoof 4-31) by 119 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sri Lanka took the opening honours of the one-day series against England with an overwhelming 119-run victory at...
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    Match Preview (Sri Lanka v England, 1st ODI, Dambulla)

    Sri Lanka confident against England Cricinfo staff September 30, 2007 After the mayhem in South Africa, it's now time to return to a calmer, longer format of the game. Sri Lanka and England have hardly had time to catch their breath, but immediately face a five-match, 50-overs series beginning...
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    Bell propels England victory (Sri Lanka Cricket XI v England XI, Colombo)

    Cricinfo staff September 28, 2007 England XI 314 for 4 (Bell 131*, Cook 66) beat Sri Lanka Board XI 234 (Kapugedera 75, Anderson 3-43) by 80 runs Scorecard Ian Bell scored England's first century of their one-day tour of Sri Lanka, and James Anderson starred with three wickets, as the team...
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    Muralitharan ruled out of first three ODIs

    Sri Lanka v England 2007-08 Cricinfo staff September 27, 2007 Muttiah Muralitharan has been ruled out of the first three one-day internationals against England. Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain, confirmed that Muralitharan's biceps injury had not healed. "We don't want to rush him,"...
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    England hit by stomach bug (England in Sri Lanka 2007-08)

    Cricinfo staff September 26, 2007 Paul Collingwood, the England one-day captain, is one of four players suffering from a stomach bug in Sri Lanka ahead of the one-day series next week, and is a doubt for their warm-up match in Colombo on Friday. Collingwood, Stuart Broad, Luke Wright and...
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    India hold their nerve to win thriller (IND v PAK, World Twenty20 final, Joburg)

    The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran September 24, 2007 India 157 for 5 (Gambhir 75, Gul 3-28) beat Pakistan 152 (Misbah-ul-Haq 43, Pathan 3-16, RP Singh 3-23) by 5 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Ten days earlier, India and Pakistan couldn't be separated in Durban...
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    Flintoff ruled out of Sri Lanka one-dayers

    Cricinfo staff September 20, 2007 Andrew Flintoff will miss England's one-day tour to Sri Lanka and will return to the UK to receive specialist assessment on his troublesome left ankle. His place in the squad will be taken by Chris Tremlett. Although Flintoff played in all five of England's...
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    Flintoff ruled out of Sri Lanka one-dayers

    Cricinfo staff September 20, 2007 Andrew Flintoff will miss England's one-day tour to Sri Lanka and will return to the UK to receive specialist assessment on his troublesome left ankle. His place in the squad will be taken by Chris Tremlett. Although Flintoff played in all five of England's...
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    Pakistan cruise to six-wicket win (NZ v PAK, 1st semi-final, Cape Town)

    Andrew Miller September 22, 2007 Pakistan 147 for 4 (Nazir 59) beat New Zealand 143 for 8 (Gul 4-15) by six wickets New Zealand's least-favourite claim to fame is their status as cricket's most reliable semi-finalists. In five of the nine World Cups they have reached that stage of the...
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    Natanna Bari Polowa Ada Nisalu!!! Paradinakota Ohoma thamai..He he

    ICC World Twenty20 Symonds wary of Twenty20 appeal Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town September 19, 2007 Andrew Symonds is the latest Australian to give Twenty20 a lukewarm response the day after Adam Gilchrist said he wasn't enjoying the format too much as a player. Australia face a must-win match...
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    The Preview - AUS v SL, Group F, Cape Town

    High stakes in Cape Town knock-out The Preview by Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town September 19, 2007 It's sudden death for Australia and Sri Lanka. In a rematch of the World Cup final the winners will move into the semi-finals and the losers will head out of the ICC World Twenty20. The teams come...
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    Kemp and Morne Morkel power SA win (SA v NZ, Group E, Durban)

    The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran September 19, 2007 South Africa 158 for 4 (Kemp 89*) beat New Zealand 153 for 8 (McMillan 48*, McCullum 38, Morkel 4-17) Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out A sensational four-wicket burst from Mornè Morkel and a devastating display of...
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    Yuvraj onslaught overwhelms England (ENG v IND, Group E, Durban)

    The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran September 19, 2007 India 218 for 4 (Sehwag 68, Yuvraj 58) beat England 200 for 6 (Collingwood 28, Pathan 3-33) by 18 runs Scorecard and ball-by-details How they were out Yuvraj Singh did a Garry Sobers on his way to an astonishing 12-ball half-century as...
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    Tomorrows' Clash against Aussies... Post Your Views..

    Hey guys what do you think about tomorrows' game?? Are there any changes that should be done either team selection wise or batting order wise in our team? I think Batting order should change... Mubarak should open with Sana.. He's one batsmen inform.. Tharanga seems to be strugling a bit. And...
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    Ponting out of ICC World Twenty20

    Cricinfo staff September 19, 2007 Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, will miss the remainder of the ICC World Twenty20 after suffering a hamstring strain while batting against Pakistan on Tuesday. The injury also put Ponting in doubt for the upcoming seven-match ODI series against India...
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    Collingwood fined for lap-dancing outing!!

    Night out costs England captain £1000 Cricinfo staff September 18, 2007 England captain Paul Collingwood has been fined £1000 after admitting drinking at a lap-dancing bar in Cape Town on Saturday, the night before England's crucial Super Eight match against South Africa. He was handed the fine...
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    Points Table Standing (18/07/2007)

    Next match is a do or die encounter for Us and Aussies
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    Sri Lanka storm to 64-run win (BAN v SL, Group F, Johannesburg)

    The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran September 18, 2007 Sri Lanka 147 for 5 (Mubarak 31*, Jayawardene 30) beat Bangladesh 83 (Vaas 2-14, Jayasuriya 2-4) by 64 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Sri Lanka's progress to 147 for 5 was often tortuous and ragged, but the...

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