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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka had to battle against the odds to reach the CB series finals after having their captain and coach changed before the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143330.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's stand-in captain Shane Watson will be in danger of a suspension during the ODI series in the West Indies after he and his team were fined for a slow over-rate in their triangular series final victory at Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143351.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556697.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556697.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556697 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unwavering spells from Clint McKay and the stand-in captain Shane Watson delivered the triangular series trophy to Australia in a fittingly tense third final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143337.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556605.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556605.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556605 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142761.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The two sides are staggering every bit like heavyweights in the last round of a bout, but are desperate not to end up on the losing side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143273.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's left hamstring injury is believed to be serious enough to rule him out of the entire limited overs portion of Australia's looming West Indies tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143272.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has admitted that in rushing back to play after suffering an injury to his right hamstring, he opened himself up to the strained left hamstring that puts him in doubt for the third final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143250.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 10% of his match fee for arguing with the umpires during the second final of the CB Series in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143249.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan took full toll of a wayward Australia as Sri Lanka forced a third triangular series final in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143258.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556362.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556362.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556362 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Hussey is enjoying his best summer for Australia, not only as an inventive batsman but also as a back-up spinner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143188.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three matches in six days and a host of injuries haven't daunted Mahela Jayawardene's men https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143193.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556244.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556244.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556244 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pre-match training drills will determine whether or not David Warner has recovered enough from his groin strain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143175.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia are a match away from sealing a dramatic and entertaining triangular series, but it is all too apparent that Michael Clarke's team is staggering towards the finish line https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143183.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have finally broken their three-tournament long run of losing the first game of the three-match final series at home, but Michael Clarke wasn't exactly thrilled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143195.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke is expected to return for the first final between Australia and Sri Lanka in Brisbane, but the visitors will be without Thisara Perera https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143124.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556050.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556050.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556050 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chamara Kapugedera, the middle-order batsman, has been named as a replacement for one of the three injured allrounders in the Sri Lanka squad that qualified for the finals of the Commonwealth Bank tri-series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117243.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke will play in the first final against Sri Lanka, according to Australia's stand-in captain Shane Watson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143126.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene is hopeful that Angelo Mathews and Farveez Maharoof will be fit for Sunday's first final against Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143129.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556010.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556010.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556010 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka secured a place in the tri-series finals with a tense victory over Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143117.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee has revealed his right foot is still broken and the injury has caused him significant pain throughout the tri-series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142726.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene is confident Sri Lanka can take plenty of positives from the tri-series even if they fail to beat Australia at the MCG and qualify for the finals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142777.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555838.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555838.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555838 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the triangular series ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143057.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Pattinson has been recalled to Australia's ODI squad at the expense of Ryan Harris after proving himself fit to return from more than a month out of action due to a foot injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140800/140825.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An imperious display of strokemaking by Virat Kohli powered an Indian fightback conspicuous in its absence recently, made a mockery of an imposing score and kept India's finals hopes alive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143050.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555498 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the triangular series ODI between Sri Lanka and India in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142405.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555417.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555417.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555417 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson has said captaining Australia in his first match back from an extended injury lay-off helped him think less about his temperamental body https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142950.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has said that India were at the receiving end of both the controversial decisions today in their massive loss to Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142936.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Hussey came close to being given out handling the ball/obstructing the field, but the umpires ruled him not out under laws that remain open to interpretation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142934.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Was the media at fault for talk of a rift in the Indian team, as MS Dhoni has claimed? ESPNcricinfo has transcripts of the relevant press conferences to let you decide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120700/120744.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India succumbed meekly to the pressure of a chase of 253 and were bowled out for 165 by an Australia side that eagerly grabbed the chance to seal its spot in the competition deciders https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142948.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the triangular series ODI between Australia and India in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142780.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has said it was, and is, unfair to put the onus on the fielding captain when an appeal for mankading is made https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142725.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke believes Peter Forrest's excellent one-day form will boost his chances of winning a place in Australia's Test squad for the tour of the West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142865.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555133.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555133.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555133 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke believes Australia must improve their bowling at the death after another match slipped from their grasp in the dying stages https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142876.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene believes Sri Lanka have found a special player in Dinesh Chandimal after his third half-century of the series helped set up a record chase at Bellerive Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142874.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT GS Walia, India's media manager on tour in Australia, addressed the press to try to douse reports of a communication breakdown between the senior players. His refrain was to forget all that had happened https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142769.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555078.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555078.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555078 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a day when Peter Forrest announced himself as Australia's new No.3 with his maiden one-day century, Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka complete a record ODI chase in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned the batsman Lahiru Thirimanne to keep a check on how far he backs up in Friday's match against Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142776.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke is confident his role on the selection panel that dropped Ricky Ponting from the ODI side will not lead to tension between Ponting and himself https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140900/140993.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the triangular series ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118500/118525.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly has said Sachin Tendulkar needs to reconsider his decision to keep playing one-day cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/78800/78841.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/554810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/554810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle will be unleashed in the West Indies as a Test match spearhead rather than taking part in Australia's forthcoming ODI assignments, the national selector John Inverarity has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141700/141799.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has said R Ashwin had warned Lahiru Thirimanne before running him out for backing up too much before the ball was bowled https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554756 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:03:22 GMT Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka's performance against India was almost a complete one, with a few dropped catches the only negatives https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554760 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has said that he was not aware that one of the reasons MS Dhoni wanted to rotate the three openers was that Dhoni thought playing all three would cost 20 runs in the field https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142768.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554754.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554754.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554754 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has defended the selectors for suddenly ending Ricky Ponting's one-day international career mid-series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142695.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554643 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's old guard provided the base and the new order built on it to boost them to a substantial total. Their disciplined bowlers dismantled a shaky India line-up to take Sri Lanka into second position https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142780.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has confirmed that he will play on in Test cricket but has conceded that his one-day international career is over https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142763.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142101.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554494 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Inverarity acknowledged the gulf Ricky Ponting would leave in the dressing room, and the team-building qualities Shane Watson needed to demonstrate on his recall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118500/118525.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting's removal from the Australia ODI team has pushed the former captain closer to retirement, leaving him to decide whether or not he wants to go on as a Test batsman only https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141700/141720.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554480.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554480.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554480 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting, the former Australia captain, has been dropped from the ODI squad for the remainder of the triangular series following the worst batting slump of his limited overs career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142695.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has said the team will lose out on about 20 runs in the field if all three of Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag are played together https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130600/130613.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has been suspended for one ODI and India fined for the team's second over-rate breach in ODIs in less than a year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142725.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554422.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554422.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554422 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee and Ben Hilfenhaus splintered India's top order, leaving MS Dhoni to attempt a salvage operation, as the visitors reached 5 for 89 in pursuit of a distant 289 to win after 25 overs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142702.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554310 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT R Vinay Kumar's recovery from a forgettable opening day in Test cricket is an important factor in getting India on top of the tri-series table https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142480.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554114 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner needs to clear his mind and play his natural attacking game if he is to succeed in the 50-over format, according to Australia's acting captain Ricky Ponting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day after Australia lost their second ODI in a row Mickey Arthur, their coach, has said that fighting fatigue will be one of the bigger factors in the rest of the triangular series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142632.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene is pleased Sri Lanka's turnaround in the triangular series has begun with youngsters stepping up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142596.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554102.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554102.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554102 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The gap between all three sides in the tri-series has narrowed and India can extend their lead if they beat Australia at the Gabba on Sunday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142498.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554100 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's stand-in captain Ricky Ponting has said he is still worth his place in the ODI team despite a run of four consecutive single-digit scores to begin the triangular series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142632.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The emerging allrounder Mitchell Marsh has suffered a major setback after being told he must not bowl for the rest of this season due to a stress injury in his back https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141952.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553950 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka excelled with the ball and in the field to cut down Australia's batting early at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142598.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553943 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene is looking at the positives of having pulled two games back from the brink as opposed to feeling frustrated at not having finished those games off https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142533.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553822 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brad Haddin knows precisely where he stands with the Australian team and its selectors, even though a thorough explanation has not been outlined for public consumption https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137300/137365.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting needed to have his concerns assuaged by the national selector John Inverarity before he accepted the stand-in captaincy for Friday's triangular series match against Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140900/140913.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Sri Lanka beat Australia on Friday, it will make for a fascinating second half of the Commonwealth Bank Series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141600/141664.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has defended the rotation policy between the three senior India openers in the triangular series, which may suggest that Gautam Gambhir might be rested for the next game despite consecutive scores in the 90s from him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142498.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner has admitted he is still a novice in ODI cricket and understands why he was passed over for the stand-in captaincy of the Australian team for Friday's CB series match against Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The five-ball over gave MS Dhoni an opportunity to raise the question that if with so much technology available the officials couldn't ensure the proper counting of balls in an over https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553358.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553358.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553358 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has said that India would be more disappointed with the tie, but he knows his side needs to start winning games https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, has questioned the selection circumstances around Ricky Ponting's appointment as stand-in for Michael Clarke https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106000/106002.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The best death-overs bowler in the game went face-to-face against the best finisher in the business with four to defend off the last ball. It was only fair that neither Lasith Malinga nor MS Dhoni ended up on the losing side of that contest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142507.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors have turned to the former captain Ricky Ponting as the short-term leadership solution to Michael Clarke's hamstring problem https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141864.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Forrest is reaping the benefits of a new state for himself and a new broom for Australian cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142394.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553120.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553120.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553120 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has confirmed a hamstring complaint will keep him out of Friday's triangular series match against Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142388.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553100 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142446.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "India are always strong in India, with the smaller grounds and conditions they are used to," Sangakkara said. "But away from home we have always done very well against them." https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142323.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir has termed Umesh Yadav the find of the tour, and India's possible answer to the fast bowlers who have tormented their batsmen for long https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142428.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553070.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553070.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553070 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir, who scored 92 runs in India's tight win against Australia, has said the match should never have got as close as it did https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553050.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553050.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553050 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke, nursing a sore hamstring himself, called the fielding effort horrible and said that Australia will need to be much better if they are to win matches in the rest of the competition https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A supremely calm MS Dhoni guided India to victory, with two balls to spare, over a sluggish Australia in the ODI at Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142406.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552966.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552966.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552966 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The triangular series roadshow rolls into Adelaide on Sunday, when Australia and India meet for the second time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142331.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Forrest's chances of making his ODI debut on Sunday in Adelaide have been boosted after the Australian selectors confirmed Michael Hussey would be rested https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142152.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Angelo Mathews narrowly failed to deliver victory to Sri Lanka at the WACA, where the Australians held on by five runs in a thrilling finish https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142314.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552738 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke believes his former state team-mate Peter Forrest can go on to become a top order Test batsman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113900/113994.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An Australian side in the pinkest of form meet Sri Lankan opponents with plenty of improve upon following a first-up loss to India in a mediocre match that was also at the WACA ground https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142250.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552612.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552612.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552612 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, in his first match back as Sri Lanka captain, made an interesting move in not picking a specialist spinner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552606.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552606.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552606 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Marsh's 79 in the Shield game against Queensland has pleased national coach Mickey Arthur, but Marsh will need sustained performance in first-class cricket if he is to make it to the West Indies trip https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137161.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's feted openers exited too early, and the inexperienced middle order succumbed to old failings, but their bowling allrounders Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin showed admirable poise to steer a wobbly chase home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142269.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Call it a lesson learned from the Test series or the importance of fielding in one-day cricket, but India are going to give their young batsmen a long run in the ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136125.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second CB series ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121000/121034.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552421.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Hussey believes playing in the 2015 World Cup is a realistic goal despite his age, and he has said that he still harbours hopes of making the Australia Test team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142153.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Starc's presently irresistible blend of swing, speed and direction is all in the wrist - the result of a fiendishly simple piece of advice from Wasim Akram https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142158.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552391.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552391.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552391 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Hilfenhaus, the leading wicket-taker in Australia's Test series victory over India, has been recalled to the national ODI squad to replace the injured Brett Lee https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141300/141363.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Has Brad Haddin played his last one-day match for Australia? Matthew Wade is not allowing himself to think that way https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142145.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/552231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/552231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's mix of youth and experience worked to great effect at the MCG, where the debutant Matthew Wade scored an impressive half-century to set up a 65-run victory over India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142153.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552139 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Bank Series after suffering a broken foot during Australia's Twenty20 loss at the MCG on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136000/136057.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Suresh Raina believes that India's win in the second Twenty20, especially the fielding, has sent out a message that they are ready to turn the summer around https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142000/142083.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552077.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo looks at six of the more fascinating individual subplots ahead of the CB triangular series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141844.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT