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Sangakkara’s triumphant knock cut England down to their knees
Kumar Sangakkara singlehandedly put Sri Lanka on his back and carried them across the finish line against England in what many cricket pundits would have arguably called his best ODI innings to date.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
Cook thanked his team for their all-round contribution
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that breaking the national team’s 28-year losing streak in India was “on par” with winning the Ashes against arch-rivals Australia.
Jayawardene wants the Sri Lankan batsmen to step up and humiliate the Australians
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has challenged all the batsmen to bounce back after their appalling performance in the three-Test series and first ODI against Australia.
Hughes impressed a lot of people with his outstanding strokeplay
Australia batsman Phillip Hughes has announced that his top priority as of right now is to focus on scoring as many runs as he can in the longest format of the game in order to cement his place in the Test side.
Paranavitana has continuously struggled against deliveries on and around his off-stump
Sri Lanka batsman Tharanga Paranavitana is still yet to cement his spot in the country’s Test squad after having a frustrating spell of ducks and scores in the 20s and 30s.
