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Starc 'glad' to get the record out of the way

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc who beat Saqlain Mushtaq's 19-year record to become the fastest ever to 100 ODI wickets has played down the landmark

22-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Finch labels pitch 'poor' despite win

Aaron Finch has labeled the Khettarama track a poor pitch after he struck a 46-ball 56 to set Australia on track for a three-wicket victory in the first ODI

21-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Mathews blames middle-order collapse for loss

The dismissal of three batsmen between the 30th and 33rd overs turned the course of the match and was a major cause of Sri Lanka's three-wicket defeat to Australia in the first ODI according to Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews

21-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Finch, Smith help Australia pass SL spin test

Australia's win wasn't always pretty, but it was comfortable enough. With Aaron Smith and Steven Smith making half centuries, they chased down 228 with three wickets and more than three overs to spare

21-Aug-2016•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka keen to build a team for the future

In high spirits after the unexpected 3-0 whitewash in Tests, Sri Lanka wish to find similar joy in the one-day format, but are also looking well beyond the series at hand

20-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Ailing Australia seek respite in ODIs

Having been traumatised by Rangana Herath in the Tests, Australia will fall back on their impressive ODI form in a bid to wriggle out some breathing space in Sri Lanka

20-Aug-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Shattered Australia faced with important selection decisions

As new faces arrive to freshen up the squad for the ODI series, Australia will hope whatever combination they go with can put the Test fiasco behind and make a fresh start

20-Aug-2016•Brydon Coverdale

Smith 'angry' with himself over his dismissals

In the aftermath of Australia's 0-3 whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka, captain Steven Smith spoke about his annoyance at the nature of his dismissals and his frustration at letting good positions slip

20-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka pick 18-year-old Avishka Fernando in ODI squad

A starring turn in the recent Sri Lanka Under-19 team's tour of England has earned top-order batsman Avishka Fernando a call-up to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the series against Australia

19-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Australian spin triad on cards for India

Australia are considering a triad of spinners for next year's tour to India as a result of a Sri Lankan humiliation the coach Darren Lehmann dubbed "reasonably" embarrassing for the national side

18-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Mendis' 176 was the series turnaround - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has said Kusal Mendis' 176 in Pallekele was the performance upon which the series against Australia pivoted

17-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Outplayed in every facet of the game' - Smith

Steven Smith apologised to travelling supporters for having to witness an ugly 3-0 defeat, before saying the touring batsmen and spin bowlers had a lot of thinking to do ahead of next year's trip to India

17-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Australia lose No. 1 Test ranking after 3-0 defeat in Sri Lanka

Australia have conceded the No. 1 Test ranking to India after losing all three Tests on their tour of Sri Lanka

17-Aug-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic whitewash

Thirteen wickets in the match from their leading spinner helped Sri Lanka complete their first whitewash over Australia in Test cricket

17-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Nevill defends delayed stumping

Peter Nevill has defended his delayed stumping of Dimuth Karunaratne on day four of the Colombo Test match, while Sri Lanka have indicated they would have done the same

16-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig

Silva century gives Sri Lanka 288-run lead

Kaushal Silva turned around his disappointing series to score 115 on the fourth day in Colombo, where Sri Lanka's lead had grown to 288 by stumps

16-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Regeneration has begun quicker than I expected - Ford

Sri Lanka's regeneration has begun quicker than he had expected, coach Graham Ford said, in light of several encouraging individual performances in the ongoing series

15-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Honours even after Marsh, Smith hundreds

During the course of their centuries, Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh put together fourth-highest stand for any Australian pair for any wicket in a Test in Asia, to help them take a 24-run lead

15-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Starc joins Lyon in criticising SSC footholes

Mitchell Starc has joined Nathan Lyon in criticising deep footholes on the crease at the SSC ground in Colombo, while also intimating that the touring pacemen have not been well served by the maintenance of that area all series

14-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Australia counter strongly after Chandimal ton

Dinesh Chandimal scored the seventh century of his Test career as Sri Lanka ground out the highest total of this series so far, posting 355 in the first innings in Colombo

14-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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