Sri Lanka bowler Chaminda Vaas will retire from Test cricket after this week’s third Test against Pakistan in Colombo.
The 35-year-old left-arm seam bowler says he is keen to continue playing Twenty20 and one-day internationals and that he would explain his decision following the Test.
The recent accounts comes following a fairly public falling out through the national chief of selectors Ashantha de Mel.
The English media are obviously overjoyed with their team’sitting position of dominance at Lord’s, but are in like manner glancing at a Kevin Pietersen hurt cloud brewing in the near distance.
Andrew Longmore writing on Times Online questions KP’s ability to play in advance of Lord’s as he looks increasingly likely to need surgery on his troublesome Achilles heel.
For years, it’s been part of the armoury of any self-respecting cricketing side, and the Australians consider always been world-beaters at it. Sledging - the mocking insults swapped between players out at the wicket - has all along been part of the battle and whatever the sum of two units captains say ahead of the forthcoming Ashes series, so it will be again this summer.
Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, the country’s chief selector Asantha de Mel has confirmed.
The 35-year-old left-armer, who has served Sri Lanka at the top level notwithstanding 15 years, will, however, still have existence available for one-day and Twenty20 cricket.
Vaas, a 110-Test veteran, was overlooked for the Test series against Pakistan what one. began at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday.
CRICKET’S great war is over after Australia and India Monday night made peace and the tourists dropped a racial abuse charge against Brad Hogg.
On another dramatic night, warring captains Ricky Ponting and Anil Kumble shook hands and declared the rest of the summer would be played in "great spirit" after their face-to-face private meeting.
This preceded Hogg’s hearing, which quickly ended in a stunning fashion when the tourists dropped a charge with match referee Mike Procter despite believing they would have won the case.
At a scruffy, uninviting little ground in the shadow of the Himalayas yesterday the battle lines were drawn for a sport’s future. There, in the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, the Indian Cricket League – rebel, unauthorised, anti-establishment, anything but official – began its life.
Wesley Moodie
Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - South African Wesley Moodie and American Zack Fleishman were among Monday’s unseeded winners at the $832,000 Japan Open.
The 2005 Tokyo titlist Moodie snuck past Italian Simone Bolelli 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (10-8), while Fleishman held off Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1 at Ariake Colosseum.
Up next for Moodie will be this week’s top seed, Spaniard David Ferrer, while Fleishman will encounter last week’s Mumbai titlist Richard Gasquet.
In other Day-1 action, Chilean Paul Capdeville topped Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 7-6 (7-4), 7-5; Spaniard Ivan Navarro edged out Dutchman Robin Haase 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-0); Taipei’s Yen-Hsun Lu overcame Thai Danai Udomchoke 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-1; and German Mischa Zverev beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-6 (9-7).
Last year’s winner here was the great Roger Federer, but the Swiss star pulled out of this year’s event last week, citing fatigue. Federer defeated the recently-retired Tim Henman in last year’s Tokyo finale.
The 2007 titlist here will collect $145,000.
Source: www.tsn.ca
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