Date-stamped : 02 Jan96 - 02:32
IAN PIERIS ON LANKAN ISSUE

Former Ceylon`cap` and a former President of the  Board  of  Con-
trol for Cricket in Sri Lanka Ian Pieris questioned whether it is
not strange for David Richards and Clyde Walcott who took so long
to   make  a  statement  on  ball-tampering to swiftly (within 24
hours) issue a statement regarding the alleged throwing.

The former All-Ceylon pace bowler, referring  to  the  incident`s
which  took  place during Sri Lanka`s current three- Test against
Aus- tralia, said Sri Lanka are now into  the   real   world   of
professional sport where anything goes. "If we have  ambitions of
reaching  the  very top,then we must expect and be ready for  the
many   obstacles   that  will inevitably be thrown our way," says
Pieris.

Source:: Lake House/Lanka Internet Services
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