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In Colombo, three is not a crowd

Learn more about the SSC, P Sara and the Premadasa and you will understand Sri Lanka a bit better as a country

Writers

Mark Nicholas

Jennings and Burns have done enough - for now They look good enough to go to the Caribbean, but will they last as long as the Ashes?
George Dobell

Scent of victory leaves Trevor Bayliss' England stock higher than ever He will not be contemplating staying on beyond next year but, despite occasional criticisms of his methods, Trevor Bayliss has once again created a winning environment for the Test team
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Brilliant but a bit bonkers: How Joe Root's rollicking hundred marks the end of England's history No more Mr Reticent. England's captain shows his team how he wants his Test innings to be compiled from hereon in
Ian Chappell

Australian cricket's turmoil is an opportunity For starters, the board and ACA need to look to rebuild their relationship into a more healthy one
S Rajesh

Herath - as good as Muralitharan? The left-arm spinner has done the near unthinkable - he has almost matched the numbers achieved by Muttiah Muralitharan
Sidharth Monga

Over-aggression, over-stepping - but no over-coaching for Tushar Deshpande The Mumbai fast bowler has 21 wickets in eight first-class matches, and a whopping 67 no-balls, but he also has an essential quality that can't be coached: Pace
Steven Lynch

Who has scored the most runs in ODIs without ever hitting a six? Also: how often has a captain come in to bat at No. 11 in Tests?
Aakash Chopra

The difference the IPL makes for India's young internationals Playing in the league prepares them for the pressures of the world game - to the point that they're ready for just about anything that is thrown at them
Paul Edwards

Lancashire's batting black list the prime cause for relegation There were flashes of promises - notably the development of Tom Bailey and Matt Parkinson - but Lancashire failed to produce the runs required for Division One survival
Andrew McGlashan

Australia set for uncertain homecoming after tours of tumult Will the Australian public take to a team that has been through tremendous upheaval since the last time they played at home?
Tim Wigmore

The art of the match-losing innings T20 batting is full of misplaced good intentions, poor strategy and systemic insecurity. This is how those qualities lose matches
David Hopps

The definitive history of the England cricket team Persistent themes of class, money and modernisation pepper an even-handed and in-depth study by a dedicated chronicler
Andrew Miller

Joe Denly comes full circle after 384-match break between England appearances Eight years after his axing on the eve of England's World T20 triumph, Kent's forgotten man returns to the fray
Mohammad Isam

Did Bangladesh choose the safer option by batting again? Why did Bangladesh not enforce the follow-on? it may have been because of lack of confidence in their batsmen or because they wanted Zimbabwe to bat last