Sri Lanka Cricket has outlined an ambitious plan to increase the number of match-day tickets sold to 100,000 per Test series, over the next four years. SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala said presently a three-Test series would draw an aggregate of fewer than 40,000 spectators, but the board aims to identify spectator-friendly Test venues and then improve facilities within those grounds to attract a larger audience.Improvements to bathroom facilities and an increase in the number of big screens and televisions will be among the ground upgrades. SLC also announced a move towards online ticket sales, for which Indian company BookMyShow has been contracted. SLC said online ticket sales will begin during the Australia tour, but traditional ticket outlets will also be operational.When spectators go to a match, they want to be guaranteed their seat, and for it to be as easy a process as possible, Sumathipala said. We also want to make sure the spectators are entertained during their time at the ground.The Galle Cricket stadium, which is located close to the centre of town, ordinarily draws a substantial Test-match crowd, while the Asgiriya Stadium had also been a well-patronised venue during its years of operation. Sumathipala said this suggested that venues within the city limits, where spectators may arrive and leave as their day allows, will be prioritised as Test venues. Asgiriya has not hosted a Test since 2007, but Sumathipala said SLC would look into upgrading facilities there with a view to resuming international cricket at the venue.At the moment, Galle is a successful venue, and SSC is successful, but I dont think venues like Dambulla or the Premadasa Stadium are as successful, Sumathipala said. The reason is, when people come in a bus, train or three-wheeler, and they see someone is getting close to a fifty or a hundred, they want to come into the ground and see that.Theres a culture of people participating in a Test match whenever there is some excitement. We prefer to have the Test venues built up in a different way from the limited-overs venues. It has to be done in a scientific way. There also have to be facilities for women and children. Cheap Nike Free Shoes . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. Nike Free Cheap Online .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. http://www.nikefreecheapaustralia.com/ .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Nike Free Shoes Clearance . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. 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However, Smith said he did not officially request the extra time from umpires Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth.The ICC said in a statement on Monday evening that: The umpires believed they were acting on a request from Steve Smith, based on a conversation with him about the granting of extra time a few overs before the scheduled end of play. It is the umpires decision as to whether to agree to the request, and the guide for umpires is that a team should be at least seven wickets down before such a request should be granted.Pakistan were seven wickets down at the scheduled stumps time of 9.30pm, which was already 90 minutes later than usual due to rain earlier in the day.Early on in the day, I sort of said its great that we have that extra half hour up our sleeve if we need it, Smith said after the match. And then later on, Gunner Gould was pretty adamant that he wanted to sort of stay out there and try and get the game over and done with.The umpires deemed for it to be an opportunity of a result. We went with that. I probably, at that point of time, would have liked to come off and given our bowlers a rest - theyd worked incredibly hard all day and Pakistan were just starting to get onto a bit of a roll and looked quite comfortable.I wouldve liked to have come off. But youve got to go with the umpires call. Its their decision out on the ground, and they decided to stay out there.It was believed the confusion arose from a conversation between Smith and the umpires with approximately six overs left in the days play, during which Smith asked the umpires what the situation was with the extra time. The umpires replied that the guidelines were that extra time would be granted if the batting team wwas seven wickets down.ddddddddddddSmith replied to the effect that Australia had already achieved that.Then, at the scheduled stumps time, Smith moved towards slip, assuming that the decision rested with the umpires, while the umpires saw this as confirmation that Smith wanted the extra time. No conversation took place at 9.30pm as to whether Smith, in fact, did want the extra eight overs to which he was entitled.The extra time had the potential to significantly alter the outcome of the Test, for Australia had taken only one wicket in the preceding 27 overs. Their bowlers were tiring, and Pakistans batsmen were well set. In the end, Pakistan added 51 valuable runs during the extra eight overs, although they lost a wicket in the final one before stumps was finally called at 10.09pm.Pakistans captain Misbah-ul-Haq said although the runs were useful in his teams push for what would have been a world record Test chase of 490 had they achieved it, the decision to play extra time did concern him.It was a bit of both. Everybody believed that after watching day and night Test cricket, especially in Brisbane, that the most difficult time to bat is under lights, Misbah said. We were a bit concerned but at the same time we were a bit relaxed because at that time, when they took the extra half hour, their main bowler [Mitchell] Starc just finished a spell.We were just hoping that now hes not bowling and from one side maybe they have to bowl [Nathan] Lyon and theres a bit of moisture in the ground, so it might not swing and turn that much. I thought if we could add another 40 runs it would help us the next morning. That exactly worked for us. That could have gone either way, but we got 50-something runs in that session and that just got us a bit closer.Wahab Riaz, who was batting with Asad Shafiq when the extra time was called, said he was happy with the decision because the conditions were good for batting.I was not expecting it, but then when the umpire said that we have a half-hour extension, I felt it was good because the ball was coming onto the bat really nicely and Asad was playing really well as well, so I wanted him to score his century last night, Wahab said on ABC radio on Monday morning. Coming up today it was going to be a different atmosphere. ' ' '