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India Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 

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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Start time 14:30 local, (09:00 GMT)

The Big Picture

India's 3-2 victory in August last year was their first-ever bilateral series win in Sri Lanka and their chances of making it two in a row will increase significantly if the result of Saturday's day-night contest goes their way. India gain a massive boost with the return of Virender Sehwag - who missed the first ODI due to a hip injury - and a win for them will leave the hosts needing three consecutive victories to prevent defeat; a Sri Lankan success will bring the series back on an even keel.

To beat a clinical Indian outfit, however, Sri Lanka will have to shape up in disciplines that let them down in the first one-dayer in Dambulla. Apart from their batsmen failing to build substantially on Sanath Jayasuriya's century, Sri Lanka also to gave India leeway with loose running between the wickets and sloppy catching, aspects that are usually second nature to them. Tillakaratne Dilshan dropped Suresh Raina early in India's chase, and his run-out earlier in the match was the first of two in the innings, and the seventh of eight in their last six ODIs.

India, on the other hand, did little wrong during their six-wicket victory. There were traces of rustiness in the field, and a couple of batsmen fell to forgettable dismissals, but on the whole, the execution of the chase was calm and efficient even though Sehwag, a critical cog in the batting line-up, was missing. Their handling of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis - the duo that caused nightmares during the last Test series - was particularly effective: between them, Murali and Mendis took only 1 for 99 in 20 overs.

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Muttiah Muralitharan has 501 wickets and is two away from overtaking Wasim Akram to become the highest wicket-taker in ODIs. He took only 1 for 52 in the first ODI but his being so close to the record could inspire him and the rest of the Sri Lankans to raise their game.

Mahela Jayawardene usually bats at No. 4 but he came in at No. 6 in the first ODI, below Thilina Kandamby and Farveez Maharoof, because of his poor form. His barren run has deprived Sri Lanka of a batsman who can shift seamlessly between the responsibilities of steadying an innings and accelerating when needed.

Pragyan Ojha took only 1 for 52 in the first ODI but his solitary wicket was that of Kumar Sangakkara, one which broke a second-wicket partnership of 118. Ojha was not averse to flighting the ball and, in the absence of Harbhajan Singh, this series is Ojha's chance to make an impact.

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The only change for India is the return of Sehwag, in place of Rohit Sharma. Rohit made a calm, unbeaten 25 in Dambulla and supported Mahendra Singh Dhoni well during the run-chase, but on what is expected to be a good batting track, India are almost certain to retain the services of an extra bowler to contain the hosts.

India (probable) 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Suresh Raina, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Pragyan Ojha, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Munaf Patel.

Despite the loss in Dambulla, Sri Lanka are likely to go in with an unchanged side. Their middle order came good in the final two ODIs against Pakistan, and with their fast bowlers in good form, they'll probably resist the temptation to make a change after one defeat.

Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 5 Thilina Kandamby, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Thilan Thushara, 8 Farveez Maharoof, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Ajantha Mendis.

Pitch & conditions

The pitch at the Premadasa Stadium is a dry one and is expected to favour batting. However, Mahela Jayawardene said the bowlers stood to benefit in the first ten overs under lights. Going by the recent trend, the side winning the toss may well opt to bat first.

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Indian Cricket Team to Tour Sri Lanka in Feb 2009

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Indian Cricket Team will tour Sri Lanka from First Week Of Feburary 2009 to play 5 ODI's and one T20.
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Matthew Hayden made his Test debut against South Africa in Johannesburg in March 1994, but failed to make an impression with scores of 15 and 5. He was dropped, but made a comeback in the home series against West Indies in 1997-98, scoring his maiden Test ton in Australia's innings win in Adelaide.

A run of poor performances in the subsequent tour of South Africa, where he managed just 64 runs in five innings, cost him his place in the team. He made a return on the tour of New Zealand in 2000, but failed to deliver, and was promptly left out

He was given another opportunity, this time against West Indies at home in the summer of 2000. He made two fifties in Australia's 5-0 rout and convinced selectors to include him in the squad for the tour of India

The three-Test series in India marked a turning point in Hayden's career. He scored 549 runs at a staggering average of 109.8. He made his second Test century, a match-winning one, in the first Test in Mumbai, and a then career-best 203 in the final game in Chennai

He favoured the sweep shot and used it relentlessly against India's spinners, particularly Harbhajan Singh

Hayden and Harbhajan, who took 32 wickets in the series, were adjudged joint-winners for the Man-of-the-Series award

A disappointing tour of England followed where, despite Australia's 4-1 triumph in the Ashes, Hayden's individual performance left a lot to be desired. He averaged 33.42 in eight innings, with just one half-century

Michael Slater's poor form resulted in him being left out of the fifth Test at The Oval. Justin Langer replaced him and immediately scored a hundred, adding 158 for the opening wicket with Hayden in the process. It was a sign of things to come as the pair went on to become the most lethal opening combination after Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes

Hayden struck form in the home series against New Zealand, scoring a century on his home ground, the Gabba, in Brisbane. He finished the drawn series at an average of 59.4. However, he reached his prime in the subsequent series against South Africa, who were at the receiving end of many of his big knocks

An aggressive century in the first Test in Adelaide was followed by a more patient 138 in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, where he combined with Langer to add 202 for the first wicket

Hayden ended 2001 as the top run-getter, scoring 1391 runs in 14 Tests at an average of 63.22, including five centuries and as many fifties

In Sydney, he scored his third century in consecutive Tests to finish the series with 429 runs at an average of 107.25. He was involved in a mammoth 219-run partnership with Langer, as Australia won the match by ten wickets, and the series 3-0.

For his tremendous run in 2001, Hayden was awarded the prestigious Allan Border Medal

South Africa's woes continued after Hayden scored his fourth consecutive century - only the tenth player to do so at the time - in Johannesburg. Hayden almost scored five in a row, when he made 63 and 96 in the second Test in Cape Town

One of his more challenging innings came in the sweltering heat of Sharjah, against Pakistan in October 2002 as he made 119 in extreme conditions to help Australia win by an innings

Hayden followed that up with 89 in the third Test as Australia sealed a 3-0 whitewash.

He continued his good form at home, scoring 197 in the first innings of the Brisbane Test, his first Ashes century, and made England toil once again in the second innings, making 103. He became the 11th Australian to score centuries in each innings of a Test

He backed that performance up with 102 on Boxing Day in the fourth Test in Melbourne

Hayden notched up his first century in the Caribbean, in the second Test against West Indies in Port of Spain in April 2003. He made an unbeaten 100 in the second innings as Australia won by 188 runs

It was an acrimonious Test series as Steve Waugh's tactics of "mental disintegration" came in for serious criticism. Hayden, too, didn't hesitate to sledge, getting involved in an heated exchange with Brian Lara in the fourth Test in Antigua

Hayden scored 177 in that Test, and added 242 in just 55 overs with Langer, as Australia set West Indies a daunting fourth innings target of 418. Langer and Hayden recorded their fifth double-century opening partnership, to overtake Haynes and Greenidge, who had four

The highlight of his career: a record-breaking 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth in October 2003. His knock included 38 fours and 11 sixes, and was scored at a strike rate of 87

Hayden was the proud owner of the record for less than six months, as Lara reclaimed it in April 2004

He capped off another successful year in Test cricket, scoring 136 and an unbeaten 53 in a series-leveling win against India in the third Test in Melbourne. He ended the year with 1312 runs, behind Ricky Ponting and Lara, in 12 Tests, at an average of 77.17

His 50th Test, in Sydney, was Waugh's last. Hayden did score a half-century in the first innings, but the match ended in a draw and India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Hayden returned to the subcontinent, and continued his good form in conditions that favoured spin

He passed 5000 runs in his 55th Test - the sixth-fastest to have reached that milestone

Hayden was part of the first Australian team to beat India in India after 35 years. Australia won the series 2-1, but Hayden managed just one half-century in eight innings

It marked the beginning of a slump in form, as he failed to score a century in 16 Tests between October 2004 and August 2005. He made 842 runs in that period, averaging just 30.07.

He was a part of an Australian team that the lost the Ashes, in England, for the first time in almost 20 years. Hayden failed to deliver in the first four Tests, averaging just 22, as Australia lost the series 2-1

He returned to form, stroking 138 in the drawn fifth Test at The Oval. He followed that up with back-to-back centuries against West Indies in Brisbane and Hobart, and then went past 5000 partnership runs along with Langer - the first pair after Greenidge and Haynes to have achieved that feat

Hayden also excelled as a slip fielder. He fielded particularly well to the spin of Shane Warne, and ended up with 128 Test catches

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He continued to torment South Africa in the back-to-back home and away series, scoring two centuries and three fifties in six Tests between December 2005 and March 2006

Hayden finished the Ashes series in 2006-07 with an average of 51.6. He and Langer batted together for the last time in the fifth Test in Sydney; Langer had announced it was going to be his final Test. Hayden and Langer finished with 5655 partnership runs for the first wicket, second only to Greenidge and Haynes, at an average of 51.88, including 14 century-stands.

He made three successive Test centuries against India at home in 2007-08

But after an Achilles injury forced him out of the tour of West Indies in 2008, he struggled on his return and managed just 42 runs in the first two Tests in India, including two ducks, as he was found out by Zaheer Khan, who dismissed him thrice in four innings. He struck form in the next two Tests, scoring fifties in each, but ended the series with a relatively disappointing average of 33.4

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Matthew Hayden Retires

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Australia batsman Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday.

The 37-year-old told a Brisbane news conference he was quitting immediately, drawing stumps on a dazzling career that saw him being regarded among the greatest opening batsmen of all time.

"Today I'm announcing my retirement from representative cricket, effective immediately," he read from a prepared statement. "I know that now is the time to move on.

Hayden, a powerfully built left-hander, played 103 Tests for Australia between 1994 and 2009, scoring 8,625 runs at an average of 50.73.

The Queenslander also completed 30 centuries including 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003, which briefly stood as the world record for the highest Test score.

Hayden was just as effective as a one-day player, amassing 6,131 runs from 161 appearances and featuring in the Australian teams that won the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.

Hayden defied great odds to establish himself as a permanent member of the Australian team despite being dropped twice early in his career, but speculation about his future had intensified over the past year.

He was dropped from the Australian one-day team last week and his position in the test side became a subject of national debate after a lean run of scores.

Hayden insisted he wanted to play on until this year's Ashes tour of England but his announcement to retire on Tuesday was not unexpected and he said he was quitting without any regrets.

"I've lived the dream of every kid who has ever picked up a bat and ball and wanted to wear the baggy green," he said.

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Matthew Hayden Dropped, Australia Squad

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battled opener Matthew Hayden  was on Thursday left out of Australia's  13-man squads for the upcoming Twenty20  Internationals and Commonwealth Bank ODI Series against South Africa  even as speculation continues on his Test future.

National Selection Panel Chairman Andrew Hilditch made it clear the teams were chosen with an eye on the Twenty20 World Cup later this year and 2011 ODI World Cup while hinting he could not see Hayden playing a role in the two major events.

"The announcement of these squads for the KFC Twenty20 Internationals and the Commonwealth Bank Series is a clear indication we are now in full-scale planning for the 2009 ICC  World Twenty20 and the 2011 ICC World Cup," Hilditch said.

"Winning a fourth consecutive ICC World Cup and our first ICC Twenty20 title is an ambitious project. For this reason there will be very few players selected from this point that we cannot see playing a role in achieving this goal," he said.

Hilditch, however, said it was not an end of the road for the 37-year-old Hayden and he might tour South Africa.

"The omission of Matthew Hayden from the KFC Twenty20 and Commonwealth Bank Series squads is not a reflection on his performances in the recent Test series but rather a strategic decision made by the National Selection Panel as we plan for these signature events," he said.

"His possible selection for the upcoming tour of South Africa will be discussed as with all players when we select a squad after the round of interstate matches at the beginning of February," he said in a statement.

Australia will meet South Africa in Twenty20 clashes in Melbourne on Sunday and in Brisbane on January 13 while the five-match Commonwealth Bank Series will begin on January 16 at the MCG.

Hayden's absence has made way for New South Wales opener David Warner.

"New South Wales opener David Warner has been selected in the KFC Twenty20 squad after some eye-catching performances particularly this year. He adds a dynamic nature to the top of the order and we look forward to seeing his performances at the international level.

"Queensland all-rounder Ryan Harris has also been added to the squad for the KFC Twenty20 games," he said.      Shaun Tait made a comeback to the team after a long layoff due to personal reasons.

"It is exciting for Australian cricket that Shaun Tait has been selected in both the series squads. Although he has had some injury problems since playing a leading role in the 2007 ICC World Cup, he is an explosive weapon at his best and we hope he will play a key role in both forms of the game this summer," Hilditch said.

Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson  will not take part in the two KFC Twenty20 matches or first two of the Commonwealth Bank Series matches.

"It has been advised by team medical and fitness staff that due to his workload over the last few months he should continue to be monitored. For this reason he will not be available for selection in these matches," Hilditch said.

Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said: The team will also miss the services of batsman Michael Clarke , who suffered some ligament damage to his right thumb during the first Test against South Africa in Perth, in the T20 matches.

Squads:

Twenty20: Ricky Ponting  (capt), Mike Hussey  (vice-capt), David Hussey, B Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Nathan Bracken , Brad Haddin, Shaun Marsh , Shaun Tait, David Warner, Ryan Harris, Cameron White, Nathan Hauritz

ODI: Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke (vice-capt), Brad Haddin, James Hopes, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Marsh, Mike Hussey, David Hussey, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, Cameron White, Shaun Tait, Peter Siddle .
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Kevin Pietersen Resigns as england Captain

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Kevin Pietersen has resigned as the England captain after the ECB convened for an emergency meeting in a bid to make headway in resolving the 28-year-old's rift with coach Peter Moores.

The 12-man board met for a hastily arranged teleconference under the spectre of a potentially devise row between English cricket's two most important figures.

Moores and Pietersen have major differences of opinion on the way forward for the England team just five months into their working relationship.

With England scheduled to fly out to the Caribbean in two weeks, time is in short supply in order to find a resolution to ensure a stable environment during that tour - a fact that prompted last night's meeting.

Reports following the meeting have suggested the ECB will hold further discussions this morning with the future of both men in their current roles apparently under threat.

Since the row became public last week eminent figures in English cricket have suggested that if the ECB are forced to choose between Moores or Pietersen, then it will be the coach who is shown the door.

The board were apparently made aware of a general anxiety amongst the England staff and players following Pietersen's actions which they believe have undermined Moores' position.

Steve Harmison's ambivalent comments yesterday proved the rift was already having an affect on the England players, with the paceman admitting he would prefer a speedy resolution to the matter.

"They have got to get their heads together and have a chat and sort out the issues," Harmison told BBC Sport. "It's about the England cricket team - not Peter Moores or Kevin Pietersen.

"It's not ideal at this moment in time because we are at the start of an Ashes summer and we don't want it to go on and on with what we've got coming over the next nine months.

"If there is a problem it needs to be sorted sooner rather than later."

Pietersen is not due to return from his holiday in Africa until tomorrow when he will be able to hold face-to-face talks with the ECB and Moores, after which a final decision is most likely to come.

Pietersen only took over the captaincy following Michael Vaughan's resignation in August, before immediately guiding the team to victory in the final Test of the already-lost series against South Africa in the summer.

Moores has presided over seven Test series since taking over from Duncan Fletcher in 2007, losing four.

via : http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/07012009/58/pietersen-resigns-england-captain.html

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