yeah Zoysa played all round - how about Michael Kasprowicz sealing the series for Aussies aye? that was thumping stuff from him - all in all where Steven left - Ponting has picked it up really well.
and since words of war between Warnie and wanker Ranatunga has triggered - this clash of Muttiah and Shane will be one heck to watch
Murali ran through Aussies batting line up on the first day of first test…
Australia 220 (Lehmann 63, Muralitharan 6-59)
Sri lanka 81 for 1 (Atapattu 29, Sangakkara 17) **
murali’ 
Test # 1685
Australia in Sri Lanka, 2003/04, 1st Test
Sri Lanka v Australia
Galle International Stadium
8,9,10,11,12 March 2004 (5-day match)
Result:
Series:
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: MG Silva
Match Referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Test Debut: A Symonds (Aus).
Man of the Match:
Close of play:
Day 1: Australia 220, Sri Lanka 81/1 (Atapattu 29*, Sangakkara 17*; 22 overs)
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
JL Langer c Sangakkara b Dharmasena 12 42 36 1 0
ML Hayden c Chandana b Muralitharan 41 72 46 6 0
*RT Ponting st Sangakkara b Chandana 21 40 39 4 0
DR Martyn c Jayawardene b Dharmasena 42 92 81 3 0
DS Lehmann b Muralitharan 63 166 113 6 1
A Symonds c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 0 12 15 0 0
+AC Gilchrist c Dharmasena b Muralitharan 4 9 7 1 0
SK Warne c Sangakkara b Vaas 23 66 63 4 0
JN Gillespie not out 4 11 7 1 0
MS Kasprowicz b Muralitharan 1 4 3 0 0
SCG MacGill lbw b Muralitharan 0 1 1 0 0
Extras (lb 9) 9
Total (all out, 68.3 overs, 263 mins) 220
FoW: 1-31 (Langer, 11.2 ov), 2-62 (Hayden, 17.5 ov),
3-76 (Ponting, 20.3 ov), 4-148 (Martyn, 43.2 ov),
5-153 (Symonds, 46.6 ov), 6-163 (Gilchrist, 48.6 ov),
7-215 (Lehmann, 66.3 ov), 8-219 (Warne, 67.1 ov),
9-220 (Kasprowicz, 68.2 ov), 10-220 (MacGill, 68.3 ov).
Bowling O M R W
Vaas 12 2 39 1
Dharmasena 20 4 52 2
Muralitharan 21.3 4 59 6
Chandana 14 1 59 1
Jayasuriya 1 0 2 0
Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4 6
MS Atapattu not out 29 60 5 0
ST Jayasuriya lbw b Warne 35 64 56 4 0
+KC Sangakkara not out 17 16 1 1
Extras 0
Total (1 wicket, 22 overs) 81
To Bat: *HP Tillakaratne, DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan,
TT Samaraweera, UDU Chandana, WPUJC Vaas,
HDPK Dharmasena, M Muralitharan.
FoW: 1-53 (Jayasuriya, 16.6 ov).
Bowling O M R W
Gillespie 6 1 15 0
Kasprowicz 6 1 18 0
Warne 5 0 18 1
Symonds 3 0 20 0
MacGill 2 0 10 0
At the end of Day 2
AUS 220 all out and SL 352/6 ..... is this the end of AUSSIE Domination ????
SL apllied Spin-Bowling in form of Off-Spin from Dharmasena from the 2nd Over of the innings ...... only pacer in SL ranks for this Test is Vaas !!!!
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MacGill was everything else than happy ..... Warne was more impressive and also bagged 2 wickets sofar in this innings
dilshan in form come on guys beat them yeaaaaa babay aussies r gonna lose finally!!! *
Australia in Sri Lanka, 2003/04, 1st Test
Sri Lanka v Australia
Galle International Stadium
8,9,10,11,12 March 2004 (5-day match)
Result:
Series:
Toss: Australia
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: MG Silva
Match Referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Test Debut: A Symonds (Aus).
Man of the Match:
Close of play:
Day 1: Australia 220, Sri Lanka 81/1 (Atapattu 29*, Sangakkara 16*; 22 overs)
Day 2: Sri Lanka 352/6 (Samaraweera 21*, Chandana 20*; 115 overs)
Day 3:
Day 4:
Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
JL Langer c Sangakkara b Dharmasena 12 42 36 1 0
ML Hayden c Chandana b Muralitharan 41 72 46 6 0
*RT Ponting st Sangakkara b Chandana 21 40 39 4 0
DR Martyn c Jayawardene b Dharmasena 42 92 81 3 0
DS Lehmann b Muralitharan 63 166 113 6 1
A Symonds c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 0 12 15 0 0
+AC Gilchrist c Dharmasena b Muralitharan 4 9 7 1 0
SK Warne c Sangakkara b Vaas 23 66 63 4 0
JN Gillespie not out 4 11 7 1 0
MS Kasprowicz b Muralitharan 1 4 3 0 0
SCG MacGill lbw b Muralitharan 0 1 1 0 0
Extras (b 3, lb 6) 9
Total (all out, 68.3 overs, 263 mins) 220
FoW: 1-31 (Langer, 11.2 ov), 2-62 (Hayden, 17.5 ov),
3-76 (Ponting, 20.3 ov), 4-148 (Martyn, 43.2 ov),
5-153 (Symonds, 46.6 ov), 6-163 (Gilchrist, 48.6 ov),
7-215 (Lehmann, 66.3 ov), 8-219 (Warne, 67.1 ov),
9-220 (Kasprowicz, 68.2 ov), 10-220 (MacGill, 68.3 ov).
Bowling O M R W
Vaas 12 2 39 1
Dharmasena 20 4 52 2
Muralitharan 21.3 5 59 6
Chandana 14 1 59 1
Jayasuriya 1 0 2 0
Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4 6
MS Atapattu b Gillespie 47 158 113 7 0
ST Jayasuriya lbw b Warne 35 64 56 4 0
+KC Sangakkara c & b Kasprowicz 22 38 40 2 1
DPMD Jayawardene c Hayden b Symonds 68 126 102 8 0
**TM Dilshan c Langer b Kasprowicz 104 244 188 12 1 **
*HP Tillakaratne lbw b Warne 33 124 97 4 0
TT Samaraweera not out 21 89 62 5 0
UDU Chandana not out 20 41 32 2 0
Extras (b 2) 2
Total (6 wickets, 115 overs, 443 mins) 352
To Bat: WPUJC Vaas, HDPK Dharmasena, M Muralitharan.
FoW: 1-53 (Jayasuriya, 16.6 ov), 2-92 (Sangakkara, 27.6 ov),
3-123 (Atapattu, 41.3 ov), 4-198 (Jayawardene, 61.4 ov),
5-298 (Tillakaratne, 95.4 ov), 6-323 (Dilshan, 105.1 ov).
Bowling O M R W
Gillespie 21 5 52 1
Kasprowicz 23 3 56 2
Warne 32 5 103 2
Symonds 19 3 68 1
MacGill 18 3 62 0
Lehmann 2 0 9 0
Not sure if anyone here is following the test match but Australia made a great comeback thanks to Warnie's fiver and Hayden's unbeaten century in the second innings. Australia has a lead of 30 plus with 8 wickets in hand and two days remaining. I say if they can score a lead of 200, Lankans will be at sea facing Warne on a turning track batting last. What a great comeback.
^^ Yeah i m following it though its easy to forget abot it in the excietement of Indian series. But yes Warne mopped up Lankan innings in a jiffy this morning and Hayden then made sure that Australia exhibit thier status as a top notch team. Excellent performance by them. On such a turning pitch facing Lankan spinner was not an easy task.
Australia 220 and 193 for 2 (Hayden 106) lead Sri Lanka 381 (Dilshan 104, Jayawardene 68, Warne 5-116) by 32 runs
great comeback by the Aussies after 1st inning turmoil - Warnie is the man who's just 4 wickets short of 500 wickets landmark in the test cricket - Hayden re-energized the Aussies - at one moment it looked like Sri Lanka will run away with the match after a great magical spell by Muttiah - and a lovely knock by Dilshan.
Wait........it ain't over yet!
It wil be great if AUSSIES could put 230-250 run more and then SL will be trapped in their own trick of playing on turning track.
*Aussies fought back very well also thanks to Warne and the Hayden *
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It wil be great if AUSSIES could put 230-250 run more and then SL will be trapped in their own trick of playing on turning track.
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..and that's exactly the Aussies' plan - they always make sure everything is alright - don't they? :D
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It wil be great if AUSSIES could put 230-250 run more and then SL will be trapped in their own trick of playing on turning track.
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With Warne back in the Aussie camp that was a very silly move by the Sri Lankans.
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With Warne back in the Aussie camp that was a very silly move by the Sri Lankans.
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Probab;y they thought that Warnie is coming back from Injury and SL can play spinners better.So that was their best bet.
But belive me its not a good site in test cricket if you see an spinner openning the bowling. I never liked this kinda move.
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But belive me its not a good site in test cricket if you see an spinner openning the bowling. I never liked this kinda move.
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Exactly... Thats what i always say that Lankans play ugly cricket and still dont get results. Its a one man team and will remain as such till Murali retires.. Then it will be a No-man team. Vaas shines after long while.
For example, aussies are playing Murali with ease and no other bowlers seems to have a wicket taking ability.
AUS declare at 512/8
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gr8 comeback from the world champs’ awesome batting ka mozahira by hayden, lehman and martyn especially who was under pressure to get runs!!!
i really thought on day 2 sri lanka would do em’ but now it looks very difficult :mad: 
welcome back to warni not that he needs it, he is world class and he showed his colours once again, 1st match back after a year long ban and looks how he re-announces himself on the stage, simply awesome!!!
+well bowled murali 11 wickets in the match…
:flower1: Link to Scorecard :flower1:](http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/NEW/LIVE/frames/AUS_SL_T1_08-12MAR2004.html)
Look at Murali's figures.. Lankan's bowling card is ridiculuously one sided and to think of how quickly Murali reached 500, this is the main reason as no one is able to take wickets aprat from him. The day Murali retires Lankans cricket will come to a halt. So far Murali is carryign it on its shoulders.
Both Murali and Warne are on 496 wickets each. With S/L still to bat in the second innings I Warne should be hitting the magic figure of 500 by tomorrow.
Warne reaches 500 as Sri Lanka are routed](http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/MAR/092299_SLAUS2003-04_12MAR2004.html)
Australia 220 and 512 for 8 dec beat Sri Lanka 381 and 154 (Chandana 43, Warne 5-43) by 197 runs
Shane Warne finished with five wickets, and became the first spinner to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket, as Australia won the first Test against Sri Lanka by 197 runs. In the process, Matthew Hayden equalled the world record of the highest number of catches by a non-wicketkeeper in a Test – he took seven of them.
Full report to follow.
Lunch Sri Lanka 381 and 86 for 5 (Samaraweera 15*, Tillakaratne 10*, Warne 3-27) need 266 more runs to beat Australia 220 and 512 for 8 dec
Shane Warne bowled himself onto the brink of history during the fifth morning of this Test match. Warne, who started the day with 496 Test wickets, inspired a dramatic Sri Lanka collapse, ripping out the rump of the top order to leave him one wicket away from becoming the first spinner to take 500 wickets in history. Chasing 352 to win, Sri Lanka lost four wickets for 15 runs in the space of 29 deliveries during the second hour of the morning. Hashan Tillakaratne (10 not out) and Thilan Samaraweera (15 not out) stopped the freefall but Sri Lanka still reached lunch in desperate trouble on 86 for 5.
Kumar Sangakkara, promoted to opener after the injury to Jayasuriya, started the day with a crisp square-drive to the boundary but was then trapped lbw by Michael Kasprowicz, who recovered from his sprained shoulder joint, with a full-length inswinger (14 for 1).
After that disastrous start, Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene settled. Jason Gillespie, bowling with a leg gully, tested Atapattu with a series of short deliveries but didn’t break through. Ricky Ponting thus turned to his spinners in the 11th over of the morning.
Jayawardene greeted Warne with a classical cover-drive and Sri Lanka reached morning drinks on 40 for 1. But Warne started to weave his magic immediately after the break. Atapattu was forced back and, surprised by the extra bounce of a fizzing legbreak, edged to Matthew Hayden at first slip (41 for 2).
Tillakaratne Dilshan, his confidence sky-high after scores of 63, 100, 83 and 104 in his last four innings, opened his account by dancing down the wicket to Warne and lofting straight down the ground. But Warne outwitted him too, sliding in a flatter, quicker delivery to trap him lbw as he shuffled across the stumps (49 for 3).
“The Warney Wicket Counter” on the grass banks was now working overdrive and the scoring attendants had barely strapped on wicket number 498 when he struck again: this time Jayawardene edged a legbreak to Hayden at slip (50 for 4).
No doubt feeling left out, Stuart MacGill scibbled his name onto the score sheet with a well-directed googly. Jayasuriya (5), clearly deceived, prodded tentatively outside his offstump and edged to Hayden again at slip, who pouched his third catch of the innings (56 for 5).
SL ke saath aisa hee hona chahiye thaa, aur khailo ugly cricket 
Austraila showed why they are champs :k: and Warne.. ohh what an amazing come back!!