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Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 1st day

Sri Lanka batsmen defeated by indiscipline

Dec 26, 2012: The MCG pitch was quick and Australia's attack assured, but neither were the menace Sri Lanka's batsmen made them out to be

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

SLC issue 'not a distraction' - Jayawardene

Dec 25, 2012: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has defended his decision to send a letter to the press, with comments on SLC, but said that the fallout from the incident was not a distraction for his side ahead of the Boxing Day Test

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Showpiece for hosts, last chance for tourists

Dec 25, 2012: ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

Sri Lanka news

SLC to probe Jayawardene's comments to newspaper

Dec 22, 2012: SLC will be reviewing the actions of captain Mahela Jayawardene and team manager Charith Senanayake, after Jayawardene said he had "lost all confidence in dealing with SLC" in a letter to the Daily Mirror newspaper

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 5th day

Sri Lanka's skill demands they do better

Dec 18, 2012: While some of the fighting individual performances in Hobart were consolations for Sri Lanka, many in the team did not reach their full potential; they must strive for more in the two remaining Tests

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 5th day

Television replays caused Sri Lanka's tampering concerns

Dec 18, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene has said it was the broadcaster's choice of close-up replays that led Sri Lanka to raise concerns with the match referee that Australia's players were allegedly tampering with the ball

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 2nd day

Jayawardene's defensive approach a giveaway

Dec 15, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene might not have a world-class pace attack, but by his defensive approach, he seems to have already mentally conceded the battle

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart

Jayawardene wants batsmen to step up

Dec 13, 2012: On the eve of the first Test in Hobart, Mahela Jayawardene backed his bowlers in the face of staunch criticism, but maintained it was his batsmen who would need to deliver a maiden win on Australian soil

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart

Jayawardene to step down as captain after tour

Dec 13, 2012: Mahela Jaywardene has confirmed he will step down from the captaincy at the end of Sri Lanka's tour of Australia - a move he had hinted at for some months now

Sri Lanka in Australia, 2012-13

Ford warning over ageing Sri Lanka stars

Dec 9, 2012: The Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has warned that the team needs to start producing cricketers capable of replacing the star names

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Jayawardene to decide on future after Australia tour

Dec 3, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene will seriously re-assess his future as Sri Lanka's captain and as an international cricketer at the end of the tour of Australia

Sri Lanka series review

Batting woes continue to hurt Sri Lanka

Nov 30, 2012: As they did against England earlier this year, Sri Lanka failed to hold onto a series lead at home as New Zealand's pace bowlers delivered victory in Colombo to reignite debate about the home side's frailties

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Colombo, 5th day

Jayawardene 'disappointed' with defeat

Nov 29, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene, said his side were unsatisfied with the 1-1 series result against New Zealand, after losing the second Test in Colombo

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Jayawardene hails team for 'winning tough moments'

Nov 19, 2012: On the second day, Sri Lanka were 50 for 5 in response to New Zealand's 221. Before the third day was done, the Test was finished, and the hosts had won

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day

Dead heat after hard-fought day

Nov 18, 2012: The seesaw battle on the second day ensured the series lead would be decided by what is effectively a one-innings shootout

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Test postponements understandable - Jayawardene

Nov 16, 2012: Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, suggested the board's financial plight justifies its decision to remove Tests from the 2013 schedule

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Killing the ODI spinner by decree?

Nov 5, 2012: Only four men are now allowed outside the 30-yard circle in ODIs. The ICC intended this to invite more aggression from batsmen and fielding sides, but it may also have stifled attack and creativity in spin bowling

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012-13

Ajantha Mendis out of limited-overs squad

Oct 25, 2012: Ajantha Mendis, the spinner who has been struggling with a side strain, has been left out of the Sri Lanka squad for the Twenty20 and the first three ODIs against New Zealand

Delhi Daredevils v Lions, CLT20, 1st semi-final, Durban

Durban memories could serve Daredevils better

Oct 24, 2012: Some of the top names in the Delhi Daredevils' line-up have happy memories of their Champions League semi-final venue

KKR v Daredevils, Group A, CLT20, Centurion

All-IPL contest provides engaging duels

Oct 14, 2012: For South African fans who don't get to watch star players in heated action regularly, the match was a prime example of how engaging these battles are. Three of them caught the eye