Australia great Shane Warne has launched a fresh attack on Alastair Cook's leadership abilities, saying he should either quit the England captaincy or take a break from all cricket.

Sulieman Benn's five-wicket haul gave the West Indies the initiative as New Zealand were dismissed for 293 on the opening day of the third Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday.

Now the stage was set for Mathews – and Herath - to perform an epic feat or perish in the attempt. The Collins English Dictionary states an epic as; "an episode in the lives of men in which heroic deeds are performed or attempted.

The victorious Sri Lankan team arrived in the Island this afternoon after an exuberant English tour.  The media was invited today to the Sri Lanka cricket headquarters to share the thoughts on the concluded tour.

England vs Sri Lanka Highlights & Analysis - Test Match 2 - Day 5 (6/24/14)

New ICC chairman N. Srinivasan on Thursday denied reports that India's all-powerful cricket board had threatened to pull out of the global body.

Sri Lanka won the World T20 in Bangladesh in April and since then the Lankans have not looked back in the shorter format of the game winning their solitary game against England last month. 

Suspended Indian cricket chief N. Srinivasan was on Thursday appointed as the new ICC chairman at the world body's annual conference.

Chairman of Selectors Sanath Jayasuriya termed Sri Lanka's 1-0 Test series win over England as undeniably outstanding and extraordinary. He said henceforth it should be used as a springboard for further success in five-day cricket outside the Indian sub-continent.

The Sri Lankans should dedicate the historic series win against England to two people. One is Giles Clarke, the Chairman of the ECB and the other is Paul Farbrace, England’s Assistant Coach. Before the Sri Lankans arrived in England, it is these two men who gave them the motivation and inspiration for a memorable series win.

19-year-old Josephian middle order batsman Priyamal Perera has been named in the Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad for the limited-overs tour of England and Ireland in July.

Impressive gains by Moeen Ali and Sam Robson