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Bird to play ahead of Pattinson

Bird to play ahead of Pattinson

Jackson Bird will play his first Test since the 2013 Ashes tour after he was given the nod ahead of James Pattinson for the first Test against New Zealand

11-Feb-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Wellington

Worst Test I've been involved in - Ford

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

Dropped catches cost us - Jayawardene

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

Hand injury puts Sangakkara out of Australia tour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Confident of Watson's leadership - Clarke

Confident of Watson's leadership - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke remained hopeful of his participation in the Boxing Day Test despite a hamstring injury, but was confident of his team's prospects under Shane Watson's leadership if he wasn't fit to play

25-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Showpiece for hosts, last chance for tourists

Showpiece for hosts, last chance for tourists

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

25-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Law demands 'ruthless streak' from Khawaja, others

Law demands 'ruthless streak' from Khawaja, others

Australia's batting coach Stuart Law spoke of his desire to return to the nation's batsmen the sort of collective "ruthless streak" that limited him to one Test in a career that ultimately reaped more than 27,000 first-class runs

20-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

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