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Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Little to choose between Australia and Sri Lanka

Mar 9, 2012: Australia and Sri Lanka, who fought out a closely contested best-of-three finals, were streets ahead of India on the batting and bowling fronts

Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Six lessons from the triangular series

Mar 9, 2012: The tri-series showed that the format can work, that Virat Kohli is India's future, and that Mahela Jayawardene is one of the game's best captains

Seventy-eight days later

Mar 9, 2012: From Brisbane to Sydney and back again. Must be the CB Series then

One of Sri Lanka's finest ODI shows

Mar 9, 2012: Sri Lanka's top-order batsmen made it a memorable CB Series for the side, even though they lost in the finals

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 3rd final, Adelaide

Welcome back, the chainsaw

Mar 8, 2012: Plays of the Day for the third final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide

Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Ponting's absence affecting Australia's energy

Mar 7, 2012: Australia's inconsistency in the CB series and their listlessness in the second final cannot be put down solely to Ponting's absence. But, as Mickey Arthur, says it is difficult to replicate Ponting's intensity

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 2nd final, Adelaide

Emotions lend charm to Jayawardene's captaincy

Mar 6, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene doesn't hold back on the odd show of theatrics. Given the troubled circumstances, his style of captaincy is responsible for Sri Lanka's reversal of fortunes

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 2nd final, Adelaide

Maharoof does it all himself

Mar 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the second final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB series second final, Adelaide

Dilshan's rare all-round feat

Mar 6, 2012: Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's comprehensive win in the second final in Adelaide

CB Series 2011-12

Where have the yorkers disappeared?

Mar 5, 2012: Bowlers have been rather conservative with the use of the yorker in this tournament. They are more obliged to employ the slower, length balls

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 2nd final, Adelaide

Battered Sri Lanka up for another fight

Mar 5, 2012: Three matches in six days and a host of injuries haven't daunted Mahela Jayawardene's men

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 1st final, Brisbane

Unlikely trio give Australia scare

Mar 4, 2012: The fight that Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad showed in Brisbane has let Australia know that the finals are not over. Sri Lanka are enjoying their tour and won't want it to end in defeat

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 1st final, Brisbane

Warner corrects his ODI anomaly

Mar 4, 2012: He has conquered the Twenty20 format, he has surprised some with his effectiveness in Tests, and now David Warner has finally sorted out the confusion about why he had not played that big ODI innings

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB series first final, Brisbane

Warner's effort makes the difference

Mar 4, 2012: Stats highlights from a high-scoring thriller in the first final of the CB Series in Brisbane

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 1st final, Brisbane

Hussey hits, Welegedara misses

Mar 4, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the first final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Brisbane

The captain Sri Lanka have needed

Mar 3, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene has turned Sri Lanka's performance around in a matter of a month. The young players he backed have rewarded his faith in this tri-series

You need to fight Australia for every run

Mar 3, 2012: Sri Lanka did well to move on from the Hobart defeat, defending a modest target to qualify for the CB Series finals. Now the last hurdle

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 1st final, Brisbane

Whose place will Clarke take?

Mar 3, 2012: It can be seen as a sign of strength that none of the Australians who played the last league game merits a drop, but you would love for things to be clearer a day before the final

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Melbourne

How big is your drum?

Mar 3, 2012: Finally a Lankan game at the G. Bring on the bands and the lively fans

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 1st final, Brisbane

Sri Lanka bank on batting consistency

Mar 3, 2012: Sri Lanka don't have a great record in tri-series finals in Australia, but the form of their top order could make a vital difference this time