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Another India-Sri Lanka series this year?

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Ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will have three more additional Test matches ahead of his planned retirement at the end of the West Indies tour to reach the magical figures of 800 wickets, as India has tentatively agreed for a three-match Test series in July. Muralitharan, who is scheduled to retire from the longer version at the end of the three-match home series against West Indies in November, is eight wickets short of 800 wickets and the tour added would give the ace-spinner renewed hopes of reaching it earlier than expected. Under the ICC’s Future Tour Programme (FTP) Sri Lanka has only three Test matches for the calendar year. Sri Lanka Cricket were in talks with Cricket Australia, South Africa Cricket and Board of control for Cricket in India to explore possibilities of getting at least one of them to play a bilateral series at home to give sufficient matches for the national cricketers, who have a solitary three-match series scheduled for the year. In addition to the proposed three match Test series, Sri Lanka will also play a tri series also involving India and New Zealand soon after the Asia Cup scheduled for June this year. Sri Lanka, co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup, has made a strong proposal to earn the hosting rights of the 2010 tournament while Malaysia has also made a proposal for the same. Sri Lanka will also tour Australia later in the year for a limited overs series before the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka. Cricket Australia has agreed to play a three-match ODI series and one T20 match in October but a Si Lanka Cricket official said that they were in discussion with Cricket Australia to increase it to a five-match ODI series. “What’s the point in going to Australia and playing only three matches? Instead we have proposed them a five match series for which we have got a positive response,” said SLC secretary Nishatha Ranatunga. http://www.lakbimanews.lk/sports/spo1.htm tri-series and asia cup :((:((:((

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Not again! But then if there are 3 tests as well, gives us a chance to win a test series in SL after so many years, plus the team gets to play more tests against a better ranked team ( which definitely is better than playing NZ or WI in a test series) thus helping on the rating points front as well.

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Not again! But then if there are 3 tests as well, gives us a chance to win a test series in SL after so many years, plus the team gets to play more tests against a better ranked team ( which definitely is better than playing NZ or WI in a test series) thus helping on the rating points front as well.
They're trying to get either Aus, SA or Ind to go over. I hope its not us. We can win a series vs them in the future.
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http://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/443528.html :nono::nono::nono:
One of these days the crowds will throw up in stadiums. On purpose. In synchrony. Mass streaking will happen. They will put up tents in the heat and dust of Dubai, outside the ICC's headquarters, and smoke hash and play rebel songs until they get a written assurance that India and Sri Lanka won't play each other for the next five years. Not in Tests. Not in ODIs. Not in Twenty20. Not in women's cricket. Not in carrom. Not in women's carrom.
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Three more tests is great news. With BAW decoded and Murali on a terminal decline' date=' it's a wonderful opportunity to register a series win there.[/quote'] Dont think the tests are confirmed though.. As of now, only the ODIs are definitely on.
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Dont think the tests are confirmed though.. As of now' date=' only the ODIs are definitely on.[/quote'] They will be - BCCI wanted more tests so they were planning to make the South Africa and Australia series 2 tests and 3 ODIs each. I think Australia are not keen on changing their schedule, so this will give BCCI the chance to get in the tests they want.
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They will be - BCCI wanted more tests so they were planning to make the South Africa and Australia series 2 tests and 3 ODIs each. I think Australia are not keen on changing their schedule' date=' so this will give BCCI the chance to get in the tests they want.[/quote'] The article says SL Cricket is in talks with BCCI, CA and the Saffie board. The Australians have plenty of cricket lined up for this, with all of that culminating in the all important Ashes. Doubt if they'll opt for more tests. So, looks like it will be India after all. I am not complaining though - Another excellent opportunity to set our record in Lanka straight.
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