t is game, set and match for Shane Bond. Or at least game over for his test match career as the constant grind seems to have taken

It is funny that the previous week saw the return of three pace bowlers back into their respective sides with quite a bang. While S. Sreesanth decided

It was the third successive game at the RPS in Colombo, as the tour has unfolded, the oft-known fact has become even more evident; batting first at the ground is akin to winning the game.

The difference in the two sides was as evident as the one between a chalk and a slice of cheese. Sri Lanka seemed like they knew what to expect at every situation, almost akin to an invisible enemy for the Kiwis, who could attack from any of the directions.

Tillakaratne Dilshan will add another feather to his all-rounder's cap when he opens the batting for Sri Lanka in the first Test against New Zealand from Tuesday.