2001 Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd Test at Colombo | England secure Historic series Win.
The streets of Colombo were awash with English supporters tonight, not drowning their sorrows after being spun to the series defeat that had been widely anticipated by most Sri Lankans and many English four weeks ago, but loudly celebrating England's fourth series victory in succession after 22 wickets fell on the frantic third day of this Colombo Test Match.
Sri Lanka grasped back the initiative this morning, taking England's last six wickets for 74 runs, but then capitulated in spineless fashion in the afternoon and were bowled out for a lowly 81, the second lowest total in Sri Lanka's 19 year Test history.
Although Sri Lanka took six wickets in the 74-run chase, there was to be no final twist to a restless series, as Graham Thorpe, such an important factor in all three Test wins this winter and man-of-the-match in this game for his unbeaten 113 in the first innings and 32 in the second, guided them home in the twilight.
Ashley Giles finally hit the winning run in the last over of the day, at 12 minutes past six, paving the way for a triumphant charge back to the dressing room and a jubilant victory lap, the kind normally reserved for winning the World Cup, but well deserved nonetheless.
England's hard-fought victory brings to an end an astonishing turnaround in their cricketing fortunes. Twelve months ago it is inconceivable that England could win a series in Sri Lanka, a country where even the mighty Australians floundered two years ago. During the last year, however, the team has been transformed under the stern tutelage of Duncan Fletcher and shrewd leadership of Nasser Hussain and now plays with a vigour, intensity and self-belief hitherto thought to be the exclusive preserve of Antipodeans.
Now, when England's supporters screamed: "bring on the Aussies" from their corrugated iron stands, they did so with confidence and not the wishful optimism that has characterised English supporters of the last two decades.
History, too, will remember this team. It is the first time that England have won four series in succession since Mike Brearley's side in 1978/9 and the first time England have come back to win a three-Test series after losing the first game since 1888.
The success of Nasser Hussain's team is even more remarkable for the fact that it has involved two tours to the sub-continent where the cricket has been played on dusty pitches, in searing heat, against beguiling spinners and richly talented batsmen.
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The streets of Colombo were awash with English supporters tonight, not drowning their sorrows after being spun to the series defeat that had been widely anticipated by most Sri Lankans and many English four weeks ago, but loudly celebrating England's fourth series victory in succession after 22 wickets fell on the frantic third day of this Colombo Test Match.
Sri Lanka grasped back the initiative this morning, taking England's last six wickets for 74 runs, but then capitulated in spineless fashion in the afternoon and were bowled out for a lowly 81, the second lowest total in Sri Lanka's 19 year Test history.
Although Sri Lanka took six wickets in the 74-run chase, there was to be no final twist to a restless series, as Graham Thorpe, such an important factor in all three Test wins this winter and man-of-the-match in this game for his unbeaten 113 in the first innings and 32 in the second, guided them home in the twilight.
Ashley Giles finally hit the winning run in the last over of the day, at 12 minutes past six, paving the way for a triumphant charge back to the dressing room and a jubilant victory lap, the kind normally reserved for winning the World Cup, but well deserved nonetheless.
England's hard-fought victory brings to an end an astonishing turnaround in their cricketing fortunes. Twelve months ago it is inconceivable that England could win a series in Sri Lanka, a country where even the mighty Australians floundered two years ago. During the last year, however, the team has been transformed under the stern tutelage of Duncan Fletcher and shrewd leadership of Nasser Hussain and now plays with a vigour, intensity and self-belief hitherto thought to be the exclusive preserve of Antipodeans.
Now, when England's supporters screamed: "bring on the Aussies" from their corrugated iron stands, they did so with confidence and not the wishful optimism that has characterised English supporters of the last two decades.
History, too, will remember this team. It is the first time that England have won four series in succession since Mike Brearley's side in 1978/9 and the first time England have come back to win a three-Test series after losing the first game since 1888.
The success of Nasser Hussain's team is even more remarkable for the fact that it has involved two tours to the sub-continent where the cricket has been played on dusty pitches, in searing heat, against beguiling spinners and richly talented batsmen.
#viral #cricketreels #cricketlover #icc #viralvideo #jayasuriya #slvspaklive #indvssl #slvsind #savsauslive #ausvssa #engvsaus #slvseng #engvssllive #srilanka #england #ecb #englandcricket
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