Sri Lanka
Karunaratne helps Sri Lanka level ODI series vs Australia
Sri Lanka has evened the five-match, one-day international series against Australia with a 26-run win.
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Cummins hopeful mounting injuries won’t hinder Test preparation
Ashton Agar and Marcus Stoinis have become the latest casualties on Australia’s mounting injury list, raising fears about preparation for the Test series.
- by Malcolm Conn
Maxwell stars as Australia beat Sri Lanka in record run chase
Glenn Maxwell has helped Australia pull off their greatest ODI chase against Sri Lanka while England have wrapped up the three-Test series against New Zealand.
- by Scott Bailey
Cummins fit but injuries test Australia’s bowling depth
Injuries are testing Australia’s bowling depth heading into five one-day matches in 11 days, and disrupting Test preparations for the series against Sri Lanka.
- by Malcolm Conn
‘Too predictable’: Australia’s weakened case for the defence
Twenty20 world champions or not, Australia are still struggling to improve their ability to defend a target.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Australia still trying to ‘unlock’ Smith as a Twenty20 player
The spotlight has returned to Steve Smith’s place in Australia’s Twenty20 side following an embarrassing batting collapse on the way to a series victory.
- by Malcolm Conn
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Starc to miss game two with freak injury in dominant win
Australia will face a heaving Khettarama Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday night without Mitchell Starc, after a freakish hand injury during the tourists’ resounding victory in the opening Twenty20.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Food shortages, violence, economic ruin: How did things get so bad in Sri Lanka?
How bad is the crisis in Sri Lanka? And what lies ahead for the island nation?
- by Chris Barrett
Pace power trio may be pared down to solo act in Sri Lanka
Power trio Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are braced for the possibility of becoming a solo act in Sri Lanka.
- by Daniel Brettig
Running on empty, Sri Lanka opens arms to Australian team
Australia’s cricketers have arrived in Sri Lanka to find a country in economic meltdown and with anger rising towards a government blamed for critical shortages of food and fuel.
- by Chris Barrett
Civil unrest in Sri Lanka prompts match changes for Australia tour
Ongoing civil unrest over food, fuel and electricity shortages in Sri Lanka have prompted changes to Australia’s white ball matches.
- by Malcolm Conn