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Marsh learning to read Mendis from the hand

Shaun Marsh's innings of 70 in the fourth ODI, during which he saw off Ajantha Mendis, could have earned him a spot in the Test side

21-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

All-round Australia take series with big win

Thanks to some fine bowling from Xavier Doherty and Brett Lee, a calm innings from Shaun Marsh, and a couple of brain explosions from Sri Lanka's batsmen, Australia secured the series with a match in hand, courtesy a five-wicket win in the fourth ODI

20-Aug-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Revitalised Sri Lanka look to even series

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo

19-Aug-2011•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Dilshan named captain till end of the year

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been named as Sri Lanka captain in all formats of the game until the end of the year

18-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Chandimal and Herath dropped

Sri Lanka have dropped promising batsman Dinesh Chandimal, allrounder Thisara Perera and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath from the squad for the final two one-dayers against Australia

17-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Clarke critical of Australian top order

Australia's captain Michael Clarke pointed to the failure of his top order batsmen to set a platform as the primary reason for a heavy loss to Sri Lanka in the third limited overs match

17-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Roy Dias to coach Oman

Roy Dias, the former Sri Lanka batsman, has confirmed he will take over as Oman's coach

16-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Taylor century sets up series win

James Taylor's century and Ben Stokes's fifty set up a series-clinching 135-run victory for England Lions over Sri Lanka A at Northampton

16-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tharanga and Malinga keep series alive

Upul Tharanga's fourth one-day international century this year and a five-wicket haul from Lasith Malinga kept the series alive as Sri Lanka compiled a comfortable 78-run victory in Hambantota

16-Aug-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Nervous Copeland enters the unknown

Trent Copeland is sustained by the strong belief that his methodical bowling can extract wickets on all surfaces

16-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Series on the line for struggling Sri Lanka

The series is less than a week old, but it will be decided by Tuesday night if Australia continue their winning form after comfortably taking the first two matches

15-Aug-2011•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Prasanna's six sets up huge victory

Sri Lanka A levelled their one-day series against England Lions with a crushing 10-wicket victory secured before the scheduled innings break at New Road

14-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting steers Australia to eight-wicket win

Another professional performance from Australia, this time led by Doug Bollinger with the ball and Ricky Ponting with the bat, set up a comfortable eight-wicket win in Hambantota

14-Aug-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Test cricket returns to Sharjah

Sharjah will host its first Test in nine years this November, since Pakistan and Sri Lanka have reached an agreement to play the last of their three Test-matches in the UAE at the venue

13-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hosts need a little more circumspection

The Australians head to Hambantota with a 1-0 lead, but with the potential return of Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka could have an extra spark in the second match

13-Aug-2011•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85

Shelley Wickramasinghe, who was known as the Grand Old Man of Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, died at his home in Colombo on Wednesday at the age of 85

12-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Calm' Johnson enjoys tough conditions

Mitchell Johnson produced the fourth-best figures in Australia's one-day history to set his team on the path to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Pallekele

11-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Norton Fredrick dies at 73

Norton Fredrick, the former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer, died on Wednesday at the age of 73 following a terminal illness at his home in Wattala

10-Aug-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka A edge high-scoring battle

Sri Lanka A edged a high-scoring day at Trent Bridge, chasing down a rain-reduced target of 272 with five wickets to spare to beat Nottinghamshire

10-Aug-2011

Amla, Zaheer, Watson nominated for top ICC awards

Six players from four countries have been nominated in each of the three major categories for the eight annual ICC Awards 2011

10-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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