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Batsmen need to take control - Mahela

Before the tour, Sri Lanka's bowling appeared to be the weakness. But their batting collapses have left the bowlers with little to defend

02-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando

Series decided, but emotional finale awaits

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the third Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney

02-Jan-2013•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Australia's bowlers show batsmen how to step up

Should Australia's batsmen require some advice about stepping into the shoes of Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting, they could do far worse than look across to the other side of the dressing room

01-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Australia shake off New Year's lethargy

Ed Cowan confessed to a "pretty flat" net session as Australia trained ahead of the third Test in Sydney

01-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Could one Hussey replace another?

With the retirement of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey, Australia could be in need of a seasoned specialist batsman, and David Hussey, at 35, could fit that role

31-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Wade set for promotion to No.6

Matthew Wade is confident he can do the No.6 position justice in the Sydney Test after the captain Michael Clarke declared Wade would likely move up in the absence of Shane Watson

31-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Worst Test I've been involved in - Ford

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford admits he was surprised by the lack of fight his team showed in Melbourne and that it felt worse than any game he has ever been involved in

29-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Thirimanne and Lakmal added to SL Test squad

Lahiru Thirimanne and Suranga Lakmal have been called up to Sri Lanka's squad for the third Test in Sydney

29-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Maxwell learns value of slow show from Warne

Glenn Maxwell is learning vital lessons at the feet of Shane Warne and among the more important of these has been the addition of patience to an otherwise explosive all-round game

29-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

All-round dilemma for Watson, selectors

Shane Watson will be pushing against the prevailing tide of Australian cricket should he choose to abandon bowling in his search for a way out of the maze of injuries that have blighted his sporadic Test career

29-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Dropped catches cost us - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said the two dropped catches in the third session on day one were crucial and might have changed the complexion of the Melbourne Test

28-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Australia include Glenn Maxwell for Sydney Test

The allrounder Glenn Maxwell is in line for his Test debut after being named to replace the injured Shane Watson for the Sydney Test against Sri Lanka starting January 2

28-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Hand injury puts Sangakkara out of Australia tour

Sri Lanka will be without batsman Kumar Sangakkara for the remainder of their tour of Australia, after scans revealed a fracture to his left hand

28-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Sri Lanka thrown to the lions

Australia completed a fearful mauling of Sri Lanka in the Boxing Day Test, winning by an innings and 201 runs

28-Dec-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Watson in doubt for Sydney Test

Shane Watson is in doubt for the Sydney Test after suffering yet another injury while bowling.

27-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Clarke, Watson, Johnson streak hosts ahead

Australia's batsmen played a handful of poor strokes, but they were far less frequent and consequently less terminal than those offered up by Sri Lanka's on day one

27-Dec-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Welegedara suffers hamstring tear

Chanaka Welegedara will not bowl again in the Boxing Day Test and is unlikely to recover in time for the third Test, after initial scans revealed a tear in his right hamstring

27-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Prasanna Jayawardene injures thumb

Prasanna Jayawardene will go to hospital for X-rays after he was hit on the thumb by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer during Sri Lanka's first innings at the MCG

26-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at the MCG

Johnson and friends make it Australia's day

Kumar Sangakkara became the second Sri Lankan to reach the 10,000-run milestone in Tests but there was little else for Sri Lanka to celebrate on their first Boxing Day at the MCG since 1995

25-Dec-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

SLC issue 'not a distraction' - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has defended his decision to send a letter to the press, with comments on SLC, but said that the fallout from the incident was not a distraction for his side ahead of the Boxing Day Test

25-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

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