This Sri Lankan is now the world holder for number of wickets taken. Australians Shane Warn was desperately hoping the Australian tour against Zimbabwe would go ahead (cancelled last week) just so he could try to get ahead of Murali's record.

It seems he has a bone deformity that allows him to straighten his arm in a way that is borderline between bowling & chucking (chucking the ball aint't allowed).

He recently underwent analysis with cameras focussed on his arm movement & lights attached to points along his arm. This didn't completely resolve the matter but he was more or less cleared. Aussie cricket authorities have threatened to accuse him of chucking if he bolws his 'doosra' (dervived from Duce & relating to a double movement in the bowling).

I tend to view the rucus as 'sour grapes' on our part & bloody good bowling by Murali. :-)

Doug M