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Abbott out of Quadrangular A-team series after ankle injury

Fast bowler Sean Abbott, captain of the National Performance Squad, has been ruled out of the ongoing Quadrangular A-team one day series after fracturing his left ankle, Cricket Australia said on Thursday

18-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Outplayed in every facet of the game' - Smith

Steven Smith apologised to travelling supporters for having to witness an ugly 3-0 defeat, before saying the touring batsmen and spin bowlers had a lot of thinking to do ahead of next year's trip to India

17-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Australia lose No. 1 Test ranking after 3-0 defeat in Sri Lanka

Australia have conceded the No. 1 Test ranking to India after losing all three Tests on their tour of Sri Lanka

17-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic whitewash

Thirteen wickets in the match from their leading spinner helped Sri Lanka complete their first whitewash over Australia in Test cricket

17-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Nevill defends delayed stumping

Peter Nevill has defended his delayed stumping of Dimuth Karunaratne on day four of the Colombo Test match, while Sri Lanka have indicated they would have done the same

16-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

All-round Cartwright stars in NPS win

Hilton Cartwright starred with bat and ball to deliver National Performance Squad (NPS) a 12-run win (D/L method) over Australia A in a rain-affected match at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville

16-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Silva century gives Sri Lanka 288-run lead

Kaushal Silva turned around his disappointing series to score 115 on the fourth day in Colombo, where Sri Lanka's lead had grown to 288 by stumps

16-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Honours even after Marsh, Smith hundreds

During the course of their centuries, Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh put together fourth-highest stand for any Australian pair for any wicket in a Test in Asia, to help them take a 24-run lead

15-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Starc joins Lyon in criticising SSC footholes

Mitchell Starc has joined Nathan Lyon in criticising deep footholes on the crease at the SSC ground in Colombo, while also intimating that the touring pacemen have not been well served by the maintenance of that area all series

14-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Australia counter strongly after Chandimal ton

Dinesh Chandimal scored the seventh century of his Test career as Sri Lanka ground out the highest total of this series so far, posting 355 in the first innings in Colombo

14-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

India A shot out for 55 in big defeat

Chris Tremain and Daniel Worrall picked up nine wickets between them as India A were handed an eight-wicket loss in their Quadrangular series opener against Australia A in Townsville

14-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Debutants Heazlett, Grant fire NPS to 17-run win

Sam Heazlett, David Grant and David Moody shone on their List A debuts as Australia's National Performance Squad prevailed over South Africa A by 17 runs in the first game of the Quadrangular A-Team One-Day Series

13-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australian broadcasters argue for radical change

Channel Nine and Network Ten have warned that international cricket runs the risk of being significantly devalued and overrun by domestic Twenty20 unless radical schedule changes provide league structures that viewers and fans can understand

13-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

De Silva and Chandimal lead Sri Lanka fightback

Sri Lanka recovered from 26 for 5 on the first day against Australia in Colombo to reach 214 for 5 at stumps. Dhananjaya de Silva was the stand-out with his maiden Test century, compiled in an unbeaten 188-run stand with Dinesh Chandimal

13-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Zampa hoping to improve red-ball credentials

Adam Zampa might be Australia's specialist white-ball spinner at the moment, but he hopes to use the upcoming summer to prove that his skills can be transferred to the longer form of the game

12-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Smith looks for evidence of Asian progress

Steven Smith seemed relaxed and upbeat ahead of Australia's third Test against Sri Lanka, highlighting the progress his side is making in adopting a more proactive approach on turning tracks

12-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

McDonald named coach of Melbourne Renegades

Andrew McDonald, the former Australia allrounder, has been confirmed as the new coach of the Melbourne Renegades

12-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka target rare series whitewash

At the SSC, Sri Lanka will have the chance to push for a rare series whitewash, while Australia will be desperate to end a horror streak in Asia

12-Aug-2016•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Australia set to face spinning track in Colombo

Australia face another trial by spin in Colombo after the surface at the SSC was revealed to have been prepared along similar lines to the track in Galle

11-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Warner falls back into attacking ways

Little more than two weeks ago, David Warner was all about patience and batting for long periods of time in Asia. A pair of Test-match thrashings later, Warner and the Australians have changed their tune

11-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

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