Australia v Sri Lanka / Features

Grin when you're swinging

Feb 15, 2013: Nuwan Kulasekara is not your stereotypical snarling fast bowler; and the best phase of his career may yet be ahead of him

Sri Lanka

How Sri Lanka's brightest talents can step up

Jan 31, 2013: Sri Lanka need to cultivate the strengths of these five cricketers who've made a mark in the opportunities handed to them so far

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st T20, Sydney

Mathews' campaign begins afresh

Jan 25, 2013: Uncertainty surrounds Angelo Mathews' prospects of succeeding Mahela Jayawardene as Sri Lanka captain in all three formats

ACA Player of the month - December

Finch resolves to be himself

Jan 25, 2013: Aaron Finch has resolved to shed the tentative ways of his first two ODI appearances for Australia

Sri Lanka's Test and ODI contrast

Jan 25, 2013: Outside the subcontinent Sri Lanka have struggled as a Test side, but their ODI results in the last seven years are the best among the subcontinent teams

If not 50 or 20, what about 35?

Jan 24, 2013: There may be merit in exploring a format midway between the ODI and the T20

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Problems for Australia, promise for Sri Lanka

Jan 20, 2013: Australia trail 2-1 with one match to play and there are plenty of issues for Mickey Arthur's side to work through

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Brisbane

Blaming rotation is missing the point

Jan 18, 2013: It is wrong-headed to suggest that Australia's resting and rotation of players should be scrapped after their awful performance in Brisbane

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Brisbane

Bowlers' day out at the Gabba

Jan 18, 2013: Stats highlights from a low-scoring game in Brisbane, which turned out to be the third-shortest completed ODI ever played in Australia

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Selectors can't have it both ways

Jan 14, 2013: If Australia's selectors expect informed public debate on player rotations, they must be prepared to inform the public.

Sri Lanka in Australia, 2012-13

Regeneration heralded by Thirimanne

Jan 14, 2013: A century for Lahiru Thirimanne in Adelaide was the latest evidence of a welcome regeneration in Sri Lanka's batting

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne

Hughes grabs his chance

Jan 11, 2013: After 802 matches and 199 players - not to mention his 20 Tests - Phillip Hughes became the first Australian to make an ODI ton on debut

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne

A glut of debuts and run-outs

Jan 11, 2013: Plays of the Day from the first ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka, at the MCG

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Flop show by Sri Lanka's batsmen and seamers

Jan 7, 2013: Australia's fast bowlers took 48 wickets at 21.75, compared to Sri Lanka's 19 at 59.47, while the home team batsmen averaged 46 per wicket compared to the visitors' 25

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Herath shows light, but little support from rest

Jan 7, 2013: ESPNcricinfo assesses the performances of the Sri Lanka players in their series loss in Australia

Sentimental in Sydney

Jan 7, 2013: The SCG for the Australia-Sri Lanka Test was a place for memories, goodbyes and a terrific show of support for a good cause

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Clarke leads all-round team effort

Jan 7, 2013: Australia's marks out of ten for the Test series against Sri Lanka

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney, 4th day

Hope in defeat, but Sri Lanka must act

Jan 6, 2013: Despite the defeat at the SCG, there were positives in Sri Lanka's performance in the third Test, especially the performances of some of the young talent

Michael Hussey retires

An all-format specialist

Jan 6, 2013: Australia have lost the services of Michael Hussey, one of the best middle-order batsmen in Tests and ODIs

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney, 4th day

A mournful chant for Hussey

Jan 6, 2013: Michael Hussey, the team man, was set apart as an individual as he batted for Australia one last time