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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

Rain helps Sri Lanka salvage a draw

Australia did many things right in the second Test but in the end they couldn't beat the Pallekele weather, or Sri Lanka, as the match faded away to a gloomy draw on the fifth afternoon

12-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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

Solid Sangakkara fights for Sri Lanka

Australia's chances of victory faded with the light around Pallekele on the fourth afternoon, as Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene settled in on a pitch offering little for the bowlers

11-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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

Marsh and Hussey star before rain sets in

There was plenty for Australia to celebrate on the third day in Pallekele - Shaun Marsh's hundred on debut, and Michael Hussey's 14th Test century - but Sri Lanka ended the day with some hope of salvaging a draw after rain washed out almost the entire aft

10-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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

Marsh and Hussey power Australia

Shaun Marsh and Michael Hussey drove Australia into a powerful position at stumps on the second day in Pallekele

09-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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

All-round Australia dominate first day

This Test series is only five days old, but already Michael Clarke's Australians can sense victory. Their win inside four days in Galle was impressive, but even more encouraging for the country's fans was the way Australia started the second Test in Palle

08-Sep-2011•The Report by 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

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