443 for four against Netherlands at Amstelveen. 29 July: Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara set a new world record partnership for any wicket in first-class cricket, making 624 for Sri Lanka in the first Test against South Africa. Jayawardene goes on to make the highest Test score by a Sri Lankan, totalling 374. Sri Lanka win the Test by an innings and 153 runs after declaring on 756 for five. 20 August: Pakistan become the first team to forfeit a Test match, after a protest concerning umpire Darrell Hair's adjudication that Pakistan had illegally altered the condition of the ball. The deliberations lasted several hours before the match was declared a forfeit, giving England a 3–0 win in the Test series. 21 December – Australian spin bowler Shane Warne announces his retirement from International and Domestic Cricket at a press conference at the MCG. Test match series South Africa in Australia (3 Tests, December 2005-January) – Australia win series 2–0. India in Pakistan (3 Tests, January–February) – Pakistan win series 1–0. Sri Lanka in Bangladesh (2 Tests, February–March) – Sri Lanka win series 2–0. England in India (3 Tests, March) – Series tied 1–1. West Indies in New Zealand (3 Tests, March) – New Zealand win series 2–0. Australia in South Africa (3 Tests, March–April) – Australia win series 3–0. Pakistan in Sri Lanka (2 Tests, March–April) – Pakistan win series 1–0. Australia in Bangladesh (2 Tests, April) – Australia win series 2–0. New Zealand in South Africa (3 Tests, April–May) – South Africa win series 2–0. Sri Lanka in England (3 Tests, May–June) – Series tied 1–1. India in West Indies (4 Tests, June–July) – India win series 1–0. Pakistan in England (4 Tests, July–August) – England win series 3–0. West Indies in Pakistan (3 Tests, November–December) – Pakistan win series 2–0. England in Australia (5 Tests, November–January 2007) – Australia win series 5–0. Sri Lanka in New Zealand (2 Tests, December 2007) – Series tied 1–1. India in South Africa (3 Tests, December–January 2007) – South Africa win series 2–1. Deaths 19 January: Geoff Rabone, 84 New Zealand cricketer 22 January: Alec Coxon, 90, Yorkshire and England seam bowler 7 February: Shujauddin, 75, Pakistan spin bowler 9 March: Dennis Brookes, 90, Northamptonshire and England batsman 27 March: Neil Williams, 43, St Vincent-born England bowler 24 May: Eric Bedser, 87, Surrey all-rounder and county president 1 July: Fred Trueman,