Kumar Sangakkara took his overnight score to 219 before falling to Virender Sehwag, on day 2 of the second Test in Colombo.
He and Mahela Jayawardene  added 194 for the third wicket.
Sri Lanka is in a commanding position, declaring at 4/642. Jayawardene scored 174 - his 28th. Test century. Thilan Samaraweera was 76*.

Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against India..
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana put on 99 for the fist wicket in just 18.1 overs. Dilshan scored 54 in 42 balls.
Paranavitana scored 100 and Sangakkara is 130* at stumps. Sri Lanka is 2/312 and already in a position to […]

Mohammad Aamer (3/20), Mohammad Asif (3/30) and Umar Gul (2/16) bundled the Aussies out for just 88 in the second Test, at Leeds.
Only 4 batsmen got in to double figures and none passed 20.
At stumps, Pakistan was well on to at 3/148. Salman Butt scored 45 and Imran Farhat 43.

Marcus North took 6/55 and Steven Smith, 3/51 as Australia beat Pakistan by 150 runs in the first Test, at Lord’s.
Salman Butt scored 92, Kamran Akmal 46 and Azhar Ali 42.

The Aussies took their lead past 400 with some good lower order contributions. After Simon Katich departed for 83 and Mitch Johnson for 30, Tim Paine scored 47 and added 74 for the 8th wicket with Tasmanian team mate, Ben Hilfenhaus.
Hilfenhaus went on to his highest Test and first class score - 56*. He and […]

Mike Hussey remained 56 n.o. as Australia scored 253 in the first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s. Mohammad Aamer took the bowling honours with 4/72.
Ben Hilfenhaus took 2 early wickets before Shane Watson (5/40) and Doug Bollinger (2/38) scythed through Pakistani batting to dismiss them for 148. Only Salman Butt (63) and Shahid Afridi (31) […]

After the early wickets of Shane Watson (4) and Ricky Ponting (26), Simon Katich and Michael Clarke (47) put on 120 for the third wicket to see Australia to 3/171 at tea on day 1 of the 1st. Test against Pakistan.
The Aussies lost 6/58 in a shortened last session to be 9/229 at stumps.
Mohammad Asif […]

Steven Smith (NSW) and Tim Paine (Tas) will debut in the first Test against Pakistan, tonight at Lord’s.
They come in for the injured Nathan Hauritz and Brad Haddin. Ben Hilfenhaus returns to the Test XI after injury.
The match starts at 7.30 pm AEST.
Australia: 1 Shane Watson, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 […]

Ricky Ponting (92), Michael Clarke (99*) and Ryan Harris 5/32) led Australia to a face saving win against England in the 4th. ODI.
The old enemy had brushed the Aussies aside in the first 3 matches.