Sri Lanka Tag Archive

Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan: Series Round-up

The past month hasn’t all been about Australians humiliating themselves on the international stage, you know.

Memories Of Colombo

Not content with watching the IPL so our beloved readers don’t have to, we also sent someone else to Colombo last month so they didn’t have to get their passports all dirty and used. Upon his return he scribbled down some notes about his trip and gave them to us, in exchange for a shot of gin and a life size portrait of Steve Smith that we stole from a KFC Big Bash party thing earlier this year.

End Of Season Reports 1: Sri Lanka

Way back in the fairly bleak midwinter, we offered each of the Test nations a mid-season report. Now that the clock is ticking over from the winter of 2011/12 to to the summer season of 2012 (with only the West Indies vs. Australia series outstanding), we thought it would be appropriate to give our verdict on how each side fared as they collected their air miles over the past six months or so.

For no particular reason apart from they are relatively fresh in our minds, we’ll start with Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Five Review

After an entire winter of collapsing in a heap as soon as they saw the finish line, England finally got over it after perhaps their finest team performance since the Ashes.

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Four Review

A day of genuine old-fashioned attritional Test cricket in which almost nothing happened, gripping us for the full 90 overs. Graeme Swann’s double strike in the penultimate over was just reward for not quite getting around to the washing up for eight hours.

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Three Review

Kevin Pietersen’s masterclass fires England into a dominant position.

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Two Review

Whoever kept England’s proper batsmen hidden away for the whole winter is a bastard.

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day One Review

Jimmy Anderson destroyed the Sri Lankan top order before Mahela Jayawardene rescued his side with a beautifully crafted century… Haven’t we seen this somewhere before?

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Preview

Four Tests down and four losses in the bank. Can England complete one of the great winters or will they mess that up as well?

Sri Lanka vs. England, First Test: Day Four Review

A much more determined batting performance by England put them within sight of victory before the lower order crumbled into the Galle dust and handed Sri Lanka a famous triumph.