Australia rode on Phil Jaques's maiden Test century to post a handsome 242 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
On the lines of the Border-Gavaskar trophy featuring India and Australia, the Sri Lanka Cricket mooted the idea to name Sri Lanka-Australia series after spin greats Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.
Graeme Smith also moved up seven places to 12th in the batting ratings.
Sri Lanka were 449 for 7 against Bangladesh at close on the opening day of the second and final Test.
Sri Lanka's preparations for the second Test against the West Indies are being hampered by a flu virus that forced four players to miss team practice on Wednesday.
India is ranked fourth among team in the charts.
International XI captain Brian Lara won the toss and elected to bowl in the tsunami appeal one-day match against the MCC at Lord's.
The Indian ace will lead the MCC side while the International XI will be captained by the West Indian.
He was place behind Don Bradman and Viv Richards in the Test and ODI format.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said that New Zealand were unsporting in executing his run out in the first Test.
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Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan had shoulder surgery overnight and will be back to full fitness in five months.
Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu said they would struggle against the world champions without the off spinner.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday suspended three players, including batsman Kusal Mendis and wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, for breaching the bio-bubble during their ongoing tour of England and ordered their immediate return to the country.
The ICC chief said match officials are well within their rights to raise concerns about any delivery from any bowler.
Australia reached 80 for three in their second innings, a 74-run lead after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 407 in their first innings on the third day.
Sri Lanka won the second and final Test by 10 wickets on the fourth day to win the series 2-0.
Mohd. Ashraful scored 136 as Bangladesh ended day 1 in the first Test against Sri Lanka on 315.
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will be inaugurating the new cricket pitches laid in a stadium in the former LTTE stronghold of Kilinochchi.
"What goes on the field should stay on the field," said the England batsman.
England lost four wickets for 30 runs either side of tea to close on 163 for four, still 219 adrift of the Sri Lankan total.
Muralitharan took seven wickets to put Sri Lanka in charge before the England spinners struck blows of their own.
England batsman Graham Thorpe aims to relive one of his greatest achievements when the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka dropped Sanath Jaysuriya for the final ODI against India in Baroda.
Rahul Dravid top-scored with 66 as the ICC World XI registered a 12-run victory over Victoria in a practice match.
Skipper Rahul Dravid says the absence of Tendulkar and Ganguly gives players like Sehwag, Yuvraj and Kaif a chance to stand up and be counted.
Jonty Rhodes had posted an image of himself taking a dip at the Holy Ganga river. Harbhajan Singh Rhodes saying that 'you have seen more India than me'.
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly failed to make the cut for the ICC World XI preliminary squads, for October's Johnie Walker Super Series against Australia.
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 201 runs on the final day of the first Test on Sunday.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
If Warne can be denied the nine wickets he needs then Muralitharan will have a chance at the record during the two-Test tour to Zimbabwe.
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