The all-round art of Sangakkara

Peter Roebuck: Balanced, intense and always the team man, he is among Sri Lanka's finest cricketers

Why Australia needs spicy pitches

Ed Cowan: There's been comment about result wickets in Shield cricket, but those aren't as bad as they're being made out to be

Michael Hussey, role model

Ian Chappell: He's got the shots, and he can grind when needed. Cricket needs more old-school batsmen like him

Newcastle revisited

Daniel Brettig: Shaun Marsh's maiden first-class ton was in Michael Hussey's company. He could repeat the feat in Tests

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd Test, Pallekele

Finger flickin' Mendis must play

Ashley Mallett, who took Ajantha Mendis into Sri Lanka's spin-bowling academy straight from the army in 2006, says he could be key against Australia

Better Galle than blandness

Rob Steen: Why is a pitch that does a little too much deemed so much worse than one that's dead from day one?

Greig's smile, Lyon's chance

Tour Diary: The stories behind the stories, in Daniel Brettig's recap of his first fortnight covering the cricket in SL

Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Australia's heart-starter

This Australian side is still far from being a very good team, but it has shown willingness to work hard and scrap heartily

Life after Murali and batting in SL

Numbers Game: Since Muttiah Muralitharan's retirement, overseas batsmen have had it easier in Sri Lanka. By S Rajesh

'Australia must live and die by the sword'

Darren Lehmann, one of the stars of Australia's batting on their 2004 tour to Sri Lanka, looks back at that series

Australia prepare to answer critics

ESPNcricinfo Weekly: Daniel Brettig and Anthony Howard on the Argus report, and Australia's upcoming Test series

'Thinking about the team probably affected my batting'

Ricky Ponting on life after leading Australia, the Sri Lanka challenge, and India's slide. Interview by Daniel Brettig

'I lost the will to bowl five days'

Brett Lee talks to Harsha Bhogle about why he chose limited-overs cricket over Tests, and more | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Is there method to the Australian selectors' madness?

Peter Roebuck: The panel seems to be acting without reason, mainly on the idea of shaking the tree until Test players emerge

Trevor Bayliss

'Clarke will use his spinners well'

Trevor Bayliss says that even though Sri Lanka are nearly invincible at home, Australia will put up a good fight