KEVIN PIETERSEN’S contentious dismissal on the opening day of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka sparked calls for a revision of the way technology is used in international cricket.

MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN had the last laugh in a week of cheer for Sri Lanka as England’s brave rearguard fell narrowly short at Asgiriya.

SRI LANKA capped a fine summer by breaking the world record for a one-day international total, posting 443 for nine against the Netherlands in Amstelveen.

ENGLAND crashed to their third-heaviest defeat in Test history as Sri Lanka completed a series-deciding victory inside four days at the SSC.

Australia won the toss in the first semi-final of the World Cup and chose to bat against Sri Lanka.