Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 2010/11 news from Cricinfo.com

Sri Lanka leapfrog India to second in ODI rankings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka have surged ahead of India to second place in the ICC ODI rankings following their 2-1 series win against table-toppers Australia

Series win best of my captaincy - Sangakkara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kumar Sangakkara has rated the series win over Australia as the best of his captaincy, but said his team must avoid lapses like the one at the Gabba if it is to be the best in the world

A minor boost ahead of larger challenges

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"Can we start our summer now?" Michael Clarke asked the question after Australia had ended a seven-match losing streak with an eight-wicket win over a switched-off Sri Lanka at the Gabba

McKay ends Australia's losing streak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's series-winning hangover allowed Australia to end their seven-match losing streak as Clint McKay and Mitchell Starc set up the eight-wicket victory

Australia run out of focus

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No moment highlighted Australia's fall from world beaters to stragglers more than when Shane Watson's knee stopped a certain run-out

Australia hope to avoid losing record

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo's preview of the third ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Gabba

Sangakkara credits Sri Lanka's self-belief in series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was unsurprisingly full of praise for his team after they wrapped up their first ever series victory on Australian soil with a 29-run win in the second one-dayer at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka break series drought on rainy night

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka came on this tour with the goal of beating Australia in a series and achieved it with a match to spare

Sri Lanka seek first series win in Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo's preview of the second ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka at the SCG

Ferguson replaces injured Marsh in ODI squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Callum Fergsuon will join Australia's one-day international squad ahead of Friday's second match in Sydney after Shaun Marsh was ruled out due to a back injury

Australia forget how to win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The word 'choke' was not uttered when Michael Clarke answered questions about Australia's scarcely believable defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka

Sangakkara savours stunning comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kumar Sangakkara is not a man to indulge in hyperbole, but even he rated Sri Lanka's miraculous comeback win at the MCG as one of the two best victories in his 277-game career

Mathews and Malinga script stunning victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Thisara Perera's five-wicket haul ensured Australia's total wasn't too imposing but Michael Hussey at least gave the hosts a competitive score, and eased a small amount of the pressure on him in the lead-up to the Ashes

Ponting backs out-of-form Hussey to bounce back

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Hussey will walk on to the MCG on Wednesday under immense pressure ahead of the Ashes, but his captain Ricky Ponting believes Hussey will come good before the first Test

Sangakkara quietly confident ahead of ODIs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kumar Sangakkara knows his side has the momentum and he is aware Australia are struggling, but he is not getting carried away with the idea of leading Sri Lanka to their first series victory in Australia`

Australia seek to regain winning feeling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo's preview of the first ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka at the MCG

Ponting to miss first ODI against Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting will miss Australia's first one-day international against Sri Lanka in Melbourne on Wednesday after the death of his grandmother in Tasmania

Australia need momentum for Ashes - Clarke

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia must turn around their form in the three one-day internationals against Sri Lanka so they can enter the Ashes with some momentum, according to Michael Clarke

'We got outplayed' - Michael Clarke

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia captain Michael Clarke has said his side were outplayed by Sri Lanka in the only Twenty20 game between the two teams

Dominant Sri Lanka crush Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A brutal Sri Lankan performance delivered Australia their first Twenty20 defeat at home

A warm-up for bigger things

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo's preview of the Twenty20 between Australia and Sri Lanka in Perth

Hauritz heads for the scenic route

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even when Nathan Hauritz is being helped it feels like he's getting hurt

Xavier Doherty handed World Cup audition

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The only winning ticket Xavier Doherty is interested in is one to the World Cup

Ponting, Watson and Johnson return to action

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson will be back on duty next week after being picked for the three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka

Clarke not looking for a rest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Clarke does not want to reduce his workload even though he is one of the few Australian players appearing in all three formats

Siddle and Haddin named for international return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Peter Siddle is set to play his first match for Australia in nine months after being named in the squad for Sunday's Twenty20 against Sri Lanka at the WACA. The wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will also make his comeback after a long injury lay-off

Trevor Bayliss plans to stand down after World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, intends to stand down after next year's World Cup following three years in the role

Wet weather ruins Sri Lankan fixture

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's final 50-over warm-up before the series with Australia next week was washed out in Sydney

Sangakkara warms up with matchwinning 110

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka rested four of their stars but Kumar Sangakkara's century was enough to kick off their tour with a comprehensive win over Queensland

Jayawardene aims to break winning drought

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka have never won a series against the Australians at home but Mahela Jayawardene believes the time is right over the next couple of weeks

Ponting dreams of Lee and Tait at World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting knows it's a big ask but he hopes Brett Lee and Shaun Tait will be part of his World Cup attack in February

No-ball controversy a distant memory for Murali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Muttiah Muralitharan has forgiven the umpire Darrell Hair and forgotten the no-ball call that threatened to derail his career

Captaincy criticism par for the course - Sangakkara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Criticism from outside the camp doesn't ruffle Kumar Sangakkara. He's used to it

Steve O'Keefe to captain New South Wales

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The spin-bowling allrounder Steve O'Keefe will captain New South Wales for the first time after being named to stand in for Stuart Clark against Sri Lanka this Sunday

New role but same old Murali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Muttiah Muralitharan's team-mates expect no lessening of the offspinner's powers as he begins life as an international limited-overs specialist

Sangakkara looking forward to Australian test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's build-up to next year's World Cup continues when they leave for Australia on Sunday to play a three-ODI series

Sangakkara suffers hamstring injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has injured his left hamstring and is fighting for fitness ahead of the tour of Australia which starts later this month

Muralitharan included in Sri Lanka squad for Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Muttiah Muralitharan has been named in Sri Lanka's 16-member squad for the upcoming, short limited-overs tour of Australia.

Extra matches for England's Ashes tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have got their wish for three first-class warm-up games before the 2010-11 Ashes series after their poor preparation was a factor in their failed defence on the previous trip