The Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the fourth ODI
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The fourth ODI between England and Sri Lanka in Colombo has been moved from December 6 to 7 due to Poya Day.
Khulna has not hosted a Test match since November 2012
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that the second Test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, which begins on November 3, has been moved from Chittagong to Khulna.
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Malinga will replace Chandimal as captain for the match against New Zealand
Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended for one match due to maintaining a slow over-rate during the national team’s World Twenty20 match against England.
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The toss itself was abandoned due to the rain
With the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand having finished as a 1-1 draw, the focus shifted to the highly-anticipated first Twenty20 International in Pallekele, but to the disappointment of everyone, the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.
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“In my position I would like to think that they’d be several guys who would pass that (record) because if they do then they’d be doing good things for England”
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that he is expecting to see some big hundreds from the English batsmen throughout the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“It’s the first Test of the summer, it’s always big”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that he is looking forward to the second round of the Ashes against arch-rivals England, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“I’m not worried about the speed gun anymore”
Despite the media claiming that Mitchell Johnson is going to attack the English batsmen with a barrage of bouncers, the Australia left-arm pace bowler has revealed that “it’s not going to be all-out bouncers, it’s picking the right times and being smart”.
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“I now know you can’t take anything for granted”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted that “having a kick up the backside is what I really needed” after he was involved in numerous controversies over the past couple of months.
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“My opinion is that if the technology isn’t perfect, it shouldn’t be used at all”
After weeks of deliberation, the Real-time Snicko and Hot Spot technology is set to be used during the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“I can’t speak for anyone else but I was brought up to think that actions speak louder than words”
England pace bowler James Anderson has branded Australia captain Michael Clarke as “paranoid”, showing that tempers are already reaching boiling point ahead of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on November 21.