The Sri Lankan cricket watching public are a fickle bunch

After two crushing defeats in the hot and humid lowlands, Sri Lanka sought solace in the cooler highlands and duly found some, as the opening batsmen responded to recent criticism with their best performance of the series to date

A few years ago the concept of international tours at the U15 level would attract much ridicule and little serious consideration

The international Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Roshan Mahanama as an instructor of the Asian Region Cricket Development coaching camp, which will be held in Dhaka, Bangaladesh

Pakistan's performance in this Galle test match confirms an astonishing resurgence after three test series defeats

A comic cameo by Mutiah Muralitharan at the death may have temporarily raised the spirits of his side but it could not prevent an emphatic defeat by Pakistan at Galle International Stadium today

With the scorching Sri Lankan sun finally beginning to cool and the long evening shadows starting to stretch across this tranquil ground, the locals started to amass on the historic Galle

Prior to this series the skeptics amongst us had decreed that this series would be ruined by the seasonal monsoon

The Sri Lankan selectors have decided to rest Nuwan Zoysa for the second test match starting 04:30GMT at the Galle International Stadium and have recalled Ravindra Pushpakumara

The Sinhalese Sports Club may have been ludicrously empty for such an appetising spectacle but it was far from quiet

Percy Abesekara is Sri Lanka's loudest, most colourful and probably most loyal supporter but even he could not help to be annoyed by Sri Lanka's failure to finish off the Pakistan tail in Colombo today

Waqar Younis, nicknamed the Burewala Express, stormed into test cricket in 1989 as one of the most lethal fast bowlers in the world

Mahela Jayawardena, who has just been replaced as vice captain by Marvan Attapattu, has had a torrid time in recent months and had failed to score the number of runs that his obvious class demands

The south westerly monsoon, which had cast serious doubts on the centenary test match commencing on time, has subsided for the time being and frantic preparations are now underway to ensure that the Sinhalese Sports Club is ready for tomorrows match

There are some new faces in the 16 man Sri Lankan squad announced today for the forthcoming series against Pakistan

Pakistan's one and only practice match was eventually abandoned after discussion between the two captains

Thilanga Sumathipala has faced many hurdles in his quest to become President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) but has finally been given the green light to stand in Sunday's annual general meeting and is now widely tipped to

The torrential rains that have drenched Colombo in the last few days have delayed the start to this practice match until after lunch

The torrential rains that have drenched Colombo in the last few days have prevented any play on the first day of Pakistan's tour

Dav Whatmore has been appointed a national cricket selector by Sports Minister S.B