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Smith and Carey dominate with hundreds in double-century stand

Australia took firm control of the second Test with a pair of outstanding centuries as Sri Lanka's attack struggled

07-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Sri Lanka hit as Kamindu Mendis' runs dry up

Sri Lanka's batting coach Thilina Kandamby thinks that Kamindu's 2024 excellence may have covered up failures elsewhere in the batting order

06-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Cooper Connolly exceeds high expectations in rapid rise to Test cricket

Connolly had played just four first class games and was wicketless from his 96 deliveries before his Test debut in Galle

06-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Kusal Mendis fights for Sri Lanka as Starc and Lyon stand out

The home side were promisingly placed after lunch but lost their way before two Mendis' staged a recovery

06-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Sri Lanka's 'strength is spin', but it's a game Australia can play too

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

05-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka hope for Nissanka boost as Australia target rare series win in Asia

The pitch is expected to be more spin-friendly than the first Test with Sri Lanka looking to salvage the series

05-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Ramesh Mendis recalled for second Test against Australia

He has been among the runs as well as wickets in the Major League Tournament, Sri Lanka's domestic first-class competition, this season

05-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Green hopeful of Shield return and county cricket ahead of WTC final

Green has his sights on playing for Western Australia in the final Shield round of the season

05-Feb-2025•Alex Malcolm

Konstas leaves Sri Lanka to play Sheffield Shield

Sam Konstas has left Sri Lanka ahead of Australia's second Test in Galle to play Sheffield Shield for NSW

04-Feb-2025•AAP and ESPNCricinfo staff

Travis Head expects Sam Konstas to open in WTC final

Konstas is set to be on the bench for the second Test against Sri Lanka too but head coach McDonald has suggested the WTC final line-up will have a different look

04-Feb-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Karunaratne to retire from Test cricket after making his 100th appearance

With Sri Lanka set to play only two further Tests until May 2026, there isn't much cricket for a specialist such as the 36-year-old Karunaratne to focus on

04-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

CWI introduces 'data-driven scouting system' to identify and develop local talent

Ramnaresh Sarwan is part of the six-man team of territorial talent identifiers, who will start work from the next round of the West Indies Championship

04-Feb-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lyon: Australia 'not there yet' in journey to greatness

The visitors secured a huge victory in the opening Test against Sri Lanka but there are some key achievements Lyon still wants to tick off

03-Feb-2025•AAP

McDonald credits Kuhnemann recovery, Dubai training camp for Galle rout

Australia head coach also says Usman Khawaja has 'a lot of cricket left in him'

02-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jayasuriya: 'There was a serious problem with our shot selection'

"The biggest problem is the batters who are taking a start but are not going to play a long innings," the head coach said

01-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Length, more than pace, key to Australia spinners' success, says Smith

He was also effusive in praise for left-arm spinner Kuhnemann

01-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kuhnemann, Lyon consign Sri Lanka to their biggest defeat

Australia steamrolled Sri Lanka's listless batting order across two innings on day four to complete a near-flawless performance

01-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Australia strike twice before rain saves Sri Lanka from further damage

Australia will now have more work to do then they would have anticipated in the last two days

31-Jan-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Inglis soaks in dream debut as Australia's batting options blossom

After being on the fringes of the Test side for some time, Inglis took his opportunity with both hands

31-Jan-2025•AAP

SL crumble after Khawaja and Inglis set up mammoth Australia total

The hosts ended day two at 44 for 3 after Australia declared on 654 for 6

30-Jan-2025•Tristan Lavalette

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