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'The key to umpiring is people skills'

The world's top-rated umpire talks about the challenges of officiating at the highest level

09-Sep-2011•Interview by Daniel Brettig

The leader and the left-over

While Michael Clarke has looked the part of leader of his team in the series so far, Tillakaratne Dilshan seems to be finding it hard to cope with the complex demands of captaining Sri Lanka

08-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Still no luck with the DRS for Harris

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, in Pallekele

08-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Time is right for Copeland

The world Shane Warne entered in 1992 lacked respect and understanding for legspin, and many of the batsmen with whom Trent Copeland has just joined battle regard medium pace almost as dimly

07-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Finger flickin' Mendis a must for Pallekele

The man who took Mendis straight from the army into Sri Lanka's spin-bowling academy says he could be the difference in the Tests against Australia

07-Sep-2011•Ashley Mallett

Greig's smile, Lyon's chance

The stories behind the stories, in our reporter's recap of his first fortnight in Sri Lanka covering the Australia tour

05-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

The new and improved Shane Watson

Armed with reverse-swing, suffocating accuracy and a pace only mildly above medium, Shane Watson has transformed into a Test bowler of international class

04-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

The winning machine

Only three other players have won more than 75 Tests, which puts Ricky Ponting's record into perspective

03-Sep-2011•S Rajesh

Rain and the tail fail to support hosts

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia's heart-starter

This Australian side is an enormous distance from being a great team, or even a very good one, but it has shown willingness to work hard and scrap heartily for success

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Problems with the pitch-mat?

Plays of the Day from the third day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Australia

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Nathan Lyon's debut in the sun

Offspinner Nathan Lyon, a groundsman by trade, took 5 for 34 on debut to skittle Sri Lanka for 105 in Galle

01-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia struggle despite Mendis' absence

Given Australia's struggles against Sri Lanka's mystery spinner in the limited-overs games, it was surprising he was not picked for the Test

31-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Debuts, delays and deluxe views

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle

31-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Ricky the waterboy

Ricky Ponting is happy to be playing whatever part he can within the new set-up in the Australian team. Even if it means running out with the drinks

29-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Khawaja v Marsh poses selection headache

The two-hour bus trip from Colombo to Galle may not be long enough to accommodate all that Michael Clarke must ponder - particularly the Khawaja v Marsh selection tussle, and his own batting form

28-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Lyon learns from his mentor's mistakes

Mark Higgs made it to the fringes of the Australian team a decade ago, before fading away. Now he's understanding more about what went wrong as he guides Nathan Lyon to the big league

27-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

'Thinking about the team probably dragged my batting down a bit'

Ricky Ponting talks about life after the Australia captaincy, and looks ahead to the Tests in Sri Lanka, and at India's slide

25-Aug-2011•Interview by Daniel Brettig

Mmm, Malinga

Yet another hat-trick from the wild-haired one. Plus fireworks from Chamara Silva. Equals happy campers

23-Aug-2011•Ashwin Dias

Ten trends for the Tests

The limited-overs leg has reinforced the state of flux both teams find themselves in, and the Test series could be won by the side that handles the uncertainty better

22-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

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