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Nielsen tells MacGill to get fit

Stuart MacGill has been given a month to prove he is fit enough to cope with the heavy demands of Australia's upcoming Test schedule

21-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

India may be tougher - Ponting

Ricky Ponting believes India will provide a stronger contest than Sri Lanka and has warned the new captain Anil Kumble to expect extra heat during the four-Test series that starts on Boxing Day

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Australia's tired bowlers ready for rehab

Australia's tired bowlers will be given a chance to put their feet up after securing a 2-0 series victory with another solid performance in Hobart

20-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene: 'We had more to offer than this'

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene expressed disappointment after his team lost both matches of the two-Test series against Australia

20-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hobart

Koertzen says sorry to Sangakkara

Rudi Koertzen apologised to Kumar Sangakkara for the mistake that prevented the batsman from reaching a seventh double-century and extinguished the slim chance Sri Lanka had of levelling the series in Hobart

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Subs, smoke and short stuff

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the fifth day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

20-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Australia win despite Sangakkara's 192

Kumar Sangakkara's 192 was the big difference between the scripts in Brisbane and Hobart but Sri Lanka were denied a fairytale ending as Brett Lee grabbed four wickets and Australia secured a 2-0 series victory with their 14th consecutive Test win

19-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

First session will be key, says Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, whose magnificent unbeaten century has ensured Sri Lanka are still in the hunt in the second Test, admitted that the contest was not over yet

19-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hobart

'We're still right in the box seat' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting dismissed Stuart MacGill's waywardness as a bad day while Kumar Sangakkara termed the legspinner a "weak link" in the Australian attack

19-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Missing magic, and missing school

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the fourth day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

19-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Sangakkara digs in for big climb

Kumar Sangakkara's century gave Sri Lanka reason to cheer but they still faced a huge challenge to avoid defeat after Brett Lee grabbed two wickets in two balls to bring Australia's 14th consecutive win closer

18-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

'I was very disappointed with our batting' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene said that it was time his team showed some character and gave Australia some of its own medicine

18-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hobart

Lee enjoys being pace spearhead

Brett Lee explains why Australia didn't enforce the follow-on and says he enjoys being the pace spearhead

18-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

A bat break, and some lucky breaks

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the third day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

18-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Australia's bowlers pile on the misery

Australia dominated for yet another day, knocking over Sri Lanka for 246 and then racing to a 407-run lead by stumps

17-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson

A century of sixes

Adam Gilchrist became the first batsman to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket

17-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Adam Gilchrist wants his ball back

Adam Gilchrist savours hitting his 100th six

17-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Murali is enjoying the challenge, says Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene said Muttiah Muralitharan was enjoying the challenge of bowling against Australia but the team haven't helped him get to the Shane Warne's world record

17-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hobart

Injury and weather squash SL further

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the second day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

17-Nov-2007•Peter English in Hobart

Clarke, Gilchrist and Symonds pile on the pain

Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds picked up where Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke had left off, and then some, as Australia made 5 for 524 before declaring on another dominant day in Hobart

16-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Jenny Thompson

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