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Shaun Marsh the Peter Siddle of 2016

The inclusion of Shaun Marsh has added belated solidity to a batting line-up that could have done with his brand of batting when the destination of the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy was still up for debate

14-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Smith, Shaun Marsh hit back after Chandimal ton

14-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia hapless before de Silva's insouciance

In the heart of Colombo's administrative district, young Dhananjaya de Silva summoned up superlative casualness to give Australia a thorough government-office treatment

13-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka, not pitches, won this series

Much of the talk around the series has focused on pitches, but it is Sri Lanka's resilient middle order that has consistently thwarted Australia's plans. It was no different in Colombo

13-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

De Silva joins Kaluwitharana and Moin

Stats highlights from the first day's play of the 3rd Test at the SSC, where Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal scripted an incredible fightback

13-Aug-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

De Silva, Chandimal lead brilliant fightback

13-Aug-2016

The transformed ways of Sri Lankan cricket

In six weeks, Angelo Mathews has modified the way he uses DRS; and in two weeks the Sri Lankan attack doesn't need the seamers it relied on. Where's the logic?

06-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Australia's batting, a cry for help

Confronted with a spin riddle in Galle, Australia's batsmen tried a variety of approaches to counter it. All of them failed

06-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Eighth straight loss for Australia in Asia

Stats highlights from the second Test in Galle where hosts Sri Lanka wrapped up their first series win against Australia in 17 years

06-Aug-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Perera's ten spins Australia to 229-run defeat

06-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka's spinners become the <i>Goodfellas</i>

Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera and Lakshan Sandakan may look innocuous, but they have led unsuspecting Australia into a dark alley, drawn shivs, and merrily stabbed away

05-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

A hat-trick, a six-for and 21 wickets

Stats highlights from the Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle where 21 wickets fell on the second day

05-Aug-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Lucky? Lucky to be playing Australia

As Sri Lanka stretched their lead in Galle after another Australian surrender to spin bowling, stump microphones picked up a touring player using the words 'f*** you guys are lucky'. How so?

05-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Sri Lanka spinners run amok in Galle

05-Aug-2016

Sri Lanka's adrenaline surges, again

Kusal Mendis' landmark Pallekele innings and some quality spin bowling have given Sri Lanka a shot in the arm, and the restored confidence was evident in Angelo Mathews' enterprise in Galle

04-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Starc's 5 for 44: best Test figures by an Australia seamer in Sri Lanka

Stats highlights from the first day's play in Galle where Mitchell Starc's five-wicket haul knocked Sri Lanka over for 281

04-Aug-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

Australia's mixed day in the field

Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood weren't at their best, Australia's fielders missed three chances, but Mitchell Starc's five-for had the visitors batting well before stumps on the first day in Galle

04-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Starc five-for dismisses Sri Lanka for 281

04-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Silken Aravinda, stoic Arjuna, and magical Mahela

With Sri Lanka set to begin their 250th Test in Galle, we look back at ten of their most gripping matches

04-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Weight of history bears down on Australia

Australia's chance of overturning a 1-0 deficit will depend on how they manage a bowling attack that will feature a debutant apart from showing better application against spin

03-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Galle

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