England will tour Sri Lanka in November and December 2007/8. Sri Lanka cricket and the tourist board are looking forward to this as a significant period in their rehabilitation back to a popular tourist destination.
The rebuilding of Galle Cricket Ground, which was so badly hit by the Tsunami in 2004, has hit a few stumbling blocks. Due to the protected areas around the ground it has proved tough for certain issues to be resolved without the protected areas being affected. But this is a long term process.
It is fortunate then that Australia are not touring Sri Lanka any time soon considering that the $50,000 that Shane Warne promised to donate to the rebuilding of the ground has yet to materialize, some three years on. It appears that their fund raising team only mustered $5000, which they decided to keep. This was to meet the costs of putting the fundraising team together in the first place!
Let us hope that the return of the England team to Sri Lanka at the end of this year will be honoured. With fixtures yet to be confirmed and Sri Lanka struggling to entice tourist due to the Tamil Tigers it is a tour that is desperately needed.
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