The end could not have been sadder, swifter or lamer. Sri Lanka's thumping defeat at Ahmedabad sealed a disastrous end-of-tour report and once again highlighted their chronic fallibility overseas

Sri Lanka's selectors have named Sanath Jayasuriya, the centre of a selection controversy in recent weeks, in a 16-man squad for Sri Lanka's forthcoming four-match ODI series in New Zealand

Poor old Marvan Atapattu. He lost his third toss of the series, this time on a featherbed pitch

India's winning margin, a walloping 188 runs, makes depressing reading from a Sri Lankan perspective

The simple ability to land the ball with the precision of a playing card is the most fundamental characteristic that binds together the word's greatest wicket-takers, and it has been Chaminda Vaas's greatest attribute

It has been a roller-coaster ride that saw Sri Lanka, billed the No.2 ODI force in the world, lurch into crisis and back again

Records - and Zimbabwe - tumble as Murali runs rampant. By Charlie Austin

With the bold axing of Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricket finds itself in uncharted territory. Charlie Austin investigates

Charlie Austin watches Hashan Tillekeratne come back in rousing fashion

Charlie Austin on a rare Murali-eclipsing performance from Chaminda Vaas

Sri Lanka's magician has the last word - after a classic duel with a resurgent Brian Lara. By Charlie Austin

Sumathipala's out, the government's in. How did it happen?

Sunday's win for Sri Lanka came too late for this series but a turnaround was utterly essential before December's Test series

Sri Lanka knew that touring India would be tough but not this tough.

Sri Lanka may have a poor record in India, but Charlie Austin feels that they start as clear favourites in the forthcoming seven-match one-day series

Sri Lanka may have a poor record in India, but Charlie Austin feels that they start as clear favourites in the forthcoming seven-match one-day series

Sri Lanka skittled Bangladesh out for 197 to wrap up the second Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo by an innings and 69 runs

Sri Lanka skittled Bangladesh out for 197 to wrap up the second Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo by an innings and 69 runs

Bangladesh are staring at their second three-day defeat of the series as they finished on 131 for 4

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera scored superb hundreds to rescue Sri Lanka after a dreadful start and take them to a a gargantuan 449 for 7 in the second and final Test