GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters)
Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is looking beyond Courtney Walsh's world wicket-taking record, suggesting he could even reach 600 Test victims. Murali, whose six-wicket haul in the first Test against West Indies took his career haul to 356, said: "Who knows, maybe I will get to 600 Test wickets, since I am only 29. I first set out to get 300 but that happened so quickly that perhaps I can get to 600. It's coming, it's coming. It is only another 144 wickets to 500. I like bowling a lot."

Murali was particularly delighted with Brian Lara's wicket on Wednesday, caught behind after making 178. "I enjoyed bowling to Brian Lara today, since I consider him to be one of the best in the world," he said. "He plays all around the wicket, he has no restrictions and it is always a challenge to bowl to him and, while he does give you a chance to get him out, he is such a good batsman. The pitch is still a bit slow, but today I put a bit more zip in things, and they worked. "We have done well so far, but we still have to bat well on the third day. If we could perhaps get 550 or 600, then the pressure would be on the West Indies."

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