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Worst series of my life - Sangakkara
Monday, 6 December 2010 - 3:24 AM SL Time

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has described the rain-hit, three-Test series against the West Indies as probably the worst Test series of his life. `I`ve never seen anything like this before,` Sangakkara said after persistent rain washed out the fifth and final day of the third Test at Pallakele. The series was drawn 0-0 with the first and second Tests also ending in draws due to bad weather.

`It`s pretty frustrating and it`s tough. I haven`t seen rain like this in a long time. It was pretty frustrating to sit in the dressing room and watch the rain.`

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Very long arm of the law: Driver caught speeding twice by the same cop ... 12,000 miles apart
Thursday, 9 December 2010 - 6:42 AM SL Time

A motorist caught speeding in London two years ago moved to New Zealand only to be booked by the same police officer for again exceeding the limit.

Former London bobby Andy Flitton ticketed the man in Britain two years ago, shortly before migrating to New Zealand then caught him again in September on a highway in the South Island, the New Zealand Herald reported.

Flitton, who now works for the New Zealand traffic police, said he had forgotten about the original booking until the man approached him while he was writing out the ticket.

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Jayasuriya, Vaas in preliminary World Cup squad
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 - 7:19 AM SL Time

Sri Lanka have sprung a couple of surprises by including Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas in their 30-member preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup. Seamer Nuwan Pradeep is the only uncapped player in the list, which will be pruned to 15 ahead of the tournament to be hosted in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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Former SL shadow coach Hathurusingha to emigrate to Australia
Wednesday, 15 December 2010 - 3:46 AM SL Time

Chandika Hathurusingha, the former Sri Lanka Test opener and one-time shadow coach of the Sri Lanka team, who was suspended by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on disciplinary grounds in June, has decided to emigrate to Australia with his family, after he was found guilty by an inquiry and expelled.

The decision to suspend Hathurusingha was taken after he had disobeyed orders from SLC chairman DS de Silva, in a telephone conversation, to not abandon the team and return home ahead of the one-day tri-series final in Harare, where Sri Lanka was scheduled to take on Zimbabwe.

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