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Harris and Marsh pose questions for Clarke

Michael Clarke must weigh up the fitness of his spearhead Ryan Harris and the century at No. 3 by Shaun Marsh as he travels to Colombo for the third Test

12-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Mendis out of third Test

Ajantha Mendis will play no part in the Test series against Australia, having been ruled out of the final match in Colombo because of a back complaint

12-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Haddin calls for DRS consistency

Brad Haddin, Australia's wicketkeeper, has said the use of technology to review decisions should be made uniform across international cricket or thrown out altogether

11-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Sangakkara calls for extended runs for players

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka batsman, has called for stability in the team after they gave themselves a chance of staving off a Test match and series defeat by Australia in Pallekele

11-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

No excuses from Ratnayake

Rumesh Ratnayake, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has denied the team's dire form thus far against Australia is the result of internal discord

10-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Marsh took playing Test cricket for granted

As Shaun Marsh basked in the glow of a century for Australia on Test debut, he admitted that as a precocious teenager he had taken for granted the amount of application required of a Test cricketer

10-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Unlucky number won't bother Marsh - Hussey

Michael Hussey says Shaun Marsh has the composure to deal with being 87 not out overnight and praised the debutant's concentration

09-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Clarke's a thinking captain, says Hussey

Michael Hussey couldn't believe that Michael Clarke was giving him a bowl, but, according to him, there was method to his captain's madness

08-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Dilshan demands batting improvement

Sri Lanka's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has demanded more from his batsmen following their first-innings surrender for 174 in the second Test against Australia in Pallekele

08-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Sutherland a fan of ball-tracking

Cricket Australia's chief executive, James Sutherland, believes cricket will hold itself up to ridicule unless technology used in the decision review system is consistent across all series

07-Sep-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Marsh to press Hughes, Khawaja for spots

Shaun Marsh, could press Phil Hughes and Usman Khawaja for a place in the Australia XI when Ricky Ponting returns, with captain Michael Clarke saying there were "no guarantees" for batting berths in the side

07-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

Eranga favoured to debut

Shaminda Eranga, the fast bowler, has a strong chance to make his Test debut for Sri Lanka in the second Test that begins tomorrow in Pallekele, as left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara struggles with a knee problem

07-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

Sri Lanka search for Test match focus

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele

07-Sep-2011•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Haddin advises patience with Lyon

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has counselled the national selectors to be patient with fledgling spin bowler Nathan Lyon, and said that Lyon has plenty of development ahead before his talent can bloom fully

06-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Shaun Marsh set for debut at No. 3

Shaun Marsh will bat at No. 3 for Australia in place of the absent Ricky Ponting in the second Test in Pallekele

06-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

'Tracking mistake' on Hughes lbw

Hawk-Eye's custodians have admitted the depiction of Phil Hughes' second-innings lbw dismissal in the Galle Test was rendered inaccurate by "a tracking mistake"

06-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

Shaun Marsh bats for respect

Shaun Marsh is aware of the criticisms pointed in his direction as he contemplates a Test debut against Sri Lanka

05-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

We'd have won bowling first too - Watson

Shane Watson, the Australia vice-captain, has said his side bowled so well to Sri Lanka's batsman that they would have won the first Test in Galle even if they had lost the toss and fielded first

04-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

'We've come to win three Test matches' - Clarke

Michael Clarke rejoiced after a job well done in his first Test as full-time captain and selector, and saved special praise for Ryan Harris

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Galle dustbowl rated 'poor' by ICC

Sri Lankan cricket authorities face formal sanction for Galle's dustbowl first Test pitch after it was officially rated "poor" by the ICC match referee Chris Broad

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

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