“CRICKET, LOVELY CRICKET”       With the compliments of Dian Abeywardene & Lesley Manickam, thanks to both the above gentlemen, here is a subject that is very much more appreciated than most.            The Umpires are on the ground, so let’s get going.  Desmonfd Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. INDIA DROWN ENGLAND TO WIN SECOND CRICKET TEST AT LORDS – BUT…….. [By Dian Abeyewardene] INDIA continued to stamp their prowess as a ‘Cricket power house’ bowling out the Founders of the game of Cricket ,England in the second Innings of the second Test, in under two sessions of play on day five. An outstanding feat by India to register their third Victory at The Lords Cricket Ground considered the ‘cradle’ of Cricket. India was brash, boastful, arrogant and oozing with the pride of an infamous victory humbling the DOYEN’s of Cricket in their home ...

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  Sri Lankan team invited to visit Parliament of Australia Source:-bdcrictime   Bipin Dani Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has invited the Sri Lankan cricket team at the Parliament on Thursday morning. This was revealed by the team manager and the tour selector Asantha de Silva. Speaking exclusveily over telephone from his hotel room in Canberra, he said, “we are invited at the Parliament at 10.00 in the morning on Thursday. This has been the official invitation to our team led by the captain Lasith Malinga. All players will be in attendance and Malinga is to deliver a short speech there”. Malinga has prepared a speech which suggests : “Thank you for inviting us to play in your country and we hope to play some good cricket here”. “Will not wait there till lunch but our meeting will be followed by a high tea before we return to the hotel”, ...

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Sri Lanka face uphill task against smarting Aussies – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE   Sri Lanka’s mission to the Southern hemisphere appears to be on a tragic course if the results in New Zealand are any indication.  They left empty handed after a winless tour in all formats and life for them appears bleaker as they take on an Australian team smarting from a historic whitewash at home at the hands of the high riding Indians.   While Sri Lanka’s aspirations are more in hope of improvement due to the immaturity in the current squad, the Kiwis and Aussies are proud defenders at home and are uncompromising against all-comers in battle.  The Sri Lankans feature in their first Pink ball Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on February 24 before travelling to Manuka Oval in Canberra for their final encounter which is incidentally the first Test in the Australian ...

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