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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Brisbane (Updates)

    Lunch - Day 5 Session Summary Overs - 18.5 Runs - 72 Wkts - 4
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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)

    Stumps - Day 2 Sri Lanka trail by 520 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Brisbane (Updates)

    Tea - Day 2 Session Summary Overs - 28 Runs - 117 Wkts - 1
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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Brisbane (Updates)

    Lunch - Day 2 Session Summary Overs -35 Runs - 117 Wkts - none
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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

    Shane Warne retire wela dan kochchara kalda...:baffled:
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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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    Atapattu in line for swift comeback

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 2007-08 Jenny Thompson in Adelaide October 25, 2007 Marvan Atapattu is set to complete a remarkable return for Sri Lanka after an eight-month absence by playing against a Chairman's XI in Adelaide on Saturday. Atapattu initially ruled himself out of the Australia tour...
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    Fernando relishing Australian challenge

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 2007-08 Jenny Thompson in Adelaide October 25, 2007 Dilhara Fernando has promised that he and his fellow Sri Lankan pace bowlers will give the Australian batsmen "something special" in the two-Test series this November. The side's pace attack, traditionally a weakness...
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    The challenge in Australia by Kumar Sangakkara

    'We need to annoy the opposition' October 25, 2007 Our tour to Australia has been preceded by hype and controversy, but now that we're here it's all about the challenges that lie ahead. Australia is a great place to play cricket and we know we have a great opportunity to achieve something...
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    Lions Have Landed!!

    Sri Lanka in Australia, 2007-08 Jayawardene aims high in Australia Jenny Thompson in Adelaide October 24, 2007 Sri Lanka have landed in Australia in a buoyant mood and are confident of posting their first Test win in the country during the two-match series. Despite losing a one-day contest to...
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    Gillespie expects more Murali abuse

    'He might have to grin and bear it' Cricinfo staff October 24, 2007 Jason Gillespie says Muttiah Muralitharan may have to "grin and bear" abuse directed at him during Sri Lanka's two-Test tour of Australia. Muralitharan has rejected calls not to play and he arrived with the squad in Adelaide on...

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