Lasith Malinga misses a chance to run out MS Dhoni in the final over

If not 50 or 20, what about 35?

Mark Nicholas: There may be merit in exploring a format midway between the ODI and the T20

David Warner got the innings off to a brisk start

Blaming rotation is missing the point

Brydon Coverdale: It is wrong to suggest that Australia's rotation of players should be scrapped after their performance in Brisbane

A man walks along the bank of the Derwent

A Melbourne Christmas

Tour diary: 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

Mitchell Starc struck twice just prior to lunch

Is rotation the future? Time will tell

Mark Nicholas: The sports scientists now seem to be driving selection every bit as much as the selectors

Matthew Hayden plays on the leg side

Dodge these blows

Quiz: How well do you know Boxing Day Tests? Get cracking on ESPNcricinfo's quiz to find out

Asanka Gurusinha on his way to 65 against Australia

Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection

There are more than a dozen former Sri Lankan cricketers who now call the city home. By Brydon Coverdale

Michael Clarke asks for a review

Don't use DRS to strive for perfection

Mark Nicholas: The quest should not be for perfect decisions but to eliminate appalling ones

Arjuna Ranatunga lifts the World Cup

The legacy of Lahore 1996

Mark Nicholas: 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

Rangana Herath appeals for a wicket

Spin 'em hard, Herath

Ashley Mallett: On Australian pitches, Sri Lanka's spinners will need to vary their pace and put their backs and fingers into it

Kumar Sangakkara smiles after receiving three awards

When Sanga took on Australia

I Was There: The last time Sri Lanka played a Test in Hobart, they nearly pulled off an impossible heist. Kumar Sangakkara looks back at his epic innings there

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