No games to be played in Sylhet during Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh

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“We as a country, including his excellency the president [Mahinda Rajapaksa] is very keen that Sri Lanka tours Bangladesh”

None of the matches during Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh will be played in Sylhet due to Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) concern about the venue posing a security risk.

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Ashes triumph is proof that sacking Arthur was the right decision, says James Sutherland

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“Certainly looking back on it now, it looks like a pretty good decision doesn’t it?”

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that the national team’s Ashes triumph is proof that sacking former head coach Mickey Arthur and replacing him with Darren Lehmann was the right decision.

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