Muralitharan on the brink of history

Muttiah Muralitharan moved level with Shane Warne on 708 wickets as he bowled Sri Lanka back into the first Test at Kandy. He claimed the first four England batsmen to fall on the second day as they lost 5 for 78 and drew level with Warne when he removed Ravi Bopara. But he was forced to wait for his crowning moment as rain, which had threatened during the morning, moved across the ground and wiped out the final three hours of play. It was a wonderful spell from Muralitharan - which brought the same number of wickets as he claimed during two Tests in Australia - after he was introduced into the attack for the eighth over of the day. With so few runs to play with it was a surprise he wasn't used from the start, but Mahela Jayawardene had a curious day as captain. Read more..