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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Nuwan Kulasekara is not your stereotypical snarling fast bowler; and the best phase of his career may yet be ahead of him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153500/153538.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/604853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/604853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka need to cultivate the strengths of these five cricketers who've made a mark in the opportunities handed to them so far https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153300/153368.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Uncertainty surrounds Angelo Mathews' prospects of succeeding Mahela Jayawardene as Sri Lanka captain in all three formats https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152534.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/602087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/602087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Aaron Finch has resolved to shed the tentative ways of his first two ODI appearances for Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150700/150736.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/602037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/602037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151674.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There may be merit in exploring a format midway between the ODI and the T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153700/153717.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia trail 2-1 with one match to play and there are plenty of issues for Mickey Arthur's side to work through https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153600/153611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/601500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/601500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is wrong-headed to suggest that Australia's resting and rotation of players should be scrapped after their awful performance in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153500/153558.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from a low-scoring game in Brisbane, which turned out to be the third-shortest completed ODI ever played in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153500/153549.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/601250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/601250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Australia's selectors expect informed public debate on player rotations, they must be prepared to inform the public. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140502.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/600831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/600831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A century for Lahiru Thirimanne in Adelaide was the latest evidence of a welcome regeneration in Sri Lanka's batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153400/153448.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600818 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153300/153355.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka, at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153300/153375.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152695.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600040.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600040.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600040 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo assesses the performances of the Sri Lanka players in their series loss in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153218.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600024.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600024.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600024 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The SCG for the Australia-Sri Lanka Test was a place for memories, goodbyes and a terrific show of support for a good cause https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153257.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/600010.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/600010.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600010 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's marks out of ten for the Test series against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152900/152918.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600007 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153199.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599956.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599956.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599956 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have lost the services of Michael Hussey, one of the best middle-order batsmen in Tests and ODIs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153220.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/599933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/599933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Hussey, the team man, was set apart as an individual as he batted for Australia one last time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153221.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fourth day of the SCG Test between Australia and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153217.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A factor for Australia's dominance over Sri Lanka is their psychological edge over them. It was on display on the third day in Sydney as well, with Sri Lanka imploding due to the pressure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153206.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Wade's century in Sydney showed that he has the fighting instincts and batting power to add tungsten to the Australian middle order at a time when there is brittleness elsewhere https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153195.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153207.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599754.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599754.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599754 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite being the leading wicket-taker in 2012, Rangana Herath has been repeatedly brought on rather late in the innings by Mahela Jayawardene, and the captain has not attacked enough with him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152666.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite taking a lead on the second day, Australia had something missing in their game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153158.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599656.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153173.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599651.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599651 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Apart from the admirably persistent Jackson Bird, Australia's first Test match day of 2013 was far from auspicious https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153122.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153100/153111.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599513 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There's yummy food in Hobart, and lovely buildings in Australia's second-largest city. Too bad Sri Lanka don't quite show up for the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153000/153065.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/599251.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/599251.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599251 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Hussey's retirement has come as a surprise and it leaves Australia with a vast hole to fill ahead of a double Ashes year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141700/141751.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/598973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/598973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598973 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Third-heaviest defeat born out of a performance that resembled a collapsing circus tent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152666.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So far this series has taught Australia several lessons - some useful, some less relevant - which they will do well to remember when the challenges of the India tour and the Ashes roll around https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152900/152935.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson is enjoying his time as Australia's stand-in Test bowler, sans the pressures of being their pace spearhead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152800/152895.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152900/152942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's second innings lasted only 24.2 overs, which is their shortest in Test history. Here are more stats highlights from the match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152900/152938.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke and Shane Watson have had vastly different years but Australia's captain and vice-captain must both stand up in 2013 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152900/152928.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The MCG pitch was quick and Australia's attack assured, but neither were the menace Sri Lanka's batsmen made them out to be https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152800/152887.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Keeping it full with the new ball and banging it in with the old one produced the results for Johnson on Boxing Day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152800/152899.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598646.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598646.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598646 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152800/152898.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Can sports science be relied upon to foresee an injury? Who knows. But at the rate Australia's fast bowlers have fallen in recent times, something had to be tried https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152800/152886.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has the chance of joining the pantheon of greats on the biggest stage of all - the Boxing Day Test at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147300/147318.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson's impressive comeback after a year in Perth showed his value hasn't been lost to Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152229.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A year after they were first introduced as Australia's opening pair, Ed Cowan and David Warner are gradually learning how best to work together https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140527.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rangana Herath, the leading wicket-taker for 2012, has not yet mastered self-belief. If his numbers are anything to go by, it is time he began counting himself among the world's best https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151880.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-598206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan's Test career may be nearing its end, but he hasn't lost the form, his fire, or the enjoyment of the game's challenges https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152630.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the absence of Lasith Malinga in Tests, Shaminda Eranga has the skills to be the most potent bowler in Sri Lanka's pace attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151805.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597852 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Lyon's development as a slow bowler still requires a growing appreciation of the subtle changes in his role from innings to innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152030.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket is not a perfect science, nor is television coverage. The quest should not be for perfect decisions but to eliminate appalling ones https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152695.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/597769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/597769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia were stretched to the maximum, but in finding a way to win in Hobart they took a significant step in developing the belief that will be required for the tours of India and England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152700/152703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fifth day of the Hobart Test between Australia and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152697.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Sri Lanka can fashion a draw in Hobart, they will head into the rest of the Test series in high spirits and with most parts of their machine humming nicely https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152677.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's performance against Sri Lanka in Hobart so far suggests they are far from being close to the best cricket outfit in the world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152666.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152675.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan's adventurous fightback has given Sri Lanka hope of walking out of the Hobart Test with their heads held high https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152630.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597336.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597336.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597336 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the second time in three Tests, Australia have found themselves a bowler short less than halfway through a match, a ruinous state of affairs that will cause plenty of knock-on consequences https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152629.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third day of the Hobart Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152600/152632.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene might not have a world-class pace attack, but by his defensive approach, he seems to have already mentally conceded the battle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152594.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Hussey's latest century was another example of the hardworking, fluent and busy innings that have typified his style of play over his career https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the Hobart Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152593.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Sri Lanka are to leave Australia with a win, the pace attack must quickly learn to hunt in a pack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152568.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the Hobart Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152567.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia ended the first day in Hobart on 299 for 4, and much of that progress was because of the recalled Phillip Hughes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152569.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia, who have dominated Sri Lanka completely both home and away in the last decade, start clear favourites in the Test series beginning in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137200/137216.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/596985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/596985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596985 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139600/139617.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the surface, Sri Lanka's chances are not promising, but they have drawn steel from their rivalry with Australia in recent years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152500/152536.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/596901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/596901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka haven't achieved all they could have since their World Cup win, but whatever they have done is in spite of the system https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133439.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596867.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596867 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Australian wickets, Sri Lanka's spinners will need to vary their pace and put their backs and fingers into it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140700/140730.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In defending team-mates Nathan Lyon and Ben Hilfenhaus from perceived criticism, Mitchell Starc showed his heart is in the right place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152074.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/596774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS 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Sri Lanka have stacked their squad with five fast bowlers for the tour, but none with experience, partly due to inconsistency, but also because of long-term injuries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138200/138210.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/595100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/595100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-595100 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Angelo Mathews has succeeded in Australia, and he's been Sri Lanka's best batsmen in the New Zealand Tests. He will be a key player on the upcoming tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123800/123874.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/594961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/594961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-594961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Ford knows his players won't have enough preparation time on the tour of Australia, but he is confident of the talent and determination they will bring to the field https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150600/150623.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-592815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT