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SLC gets official warning for Galle pitch

The ICC has given Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) an official warning for preparing a "poor" pitch in Galle for the first Test against Australia that was played from August 31-September 3

07-Oct-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sutherland a fan of ball-tracking

Cricket Australia's chief executive, James Sutherland, believes cricket will hold itself up to ridicule unless technology used in the decision review system is consistent across all series

07-Sep-2011•Brydon Coverdale

'Tracking mistake' on Hughes lbw

Hawk-Eye's custodians have admitted the depiction of Phil Hughes' second-innings lbw dismissal in the Galle Test was rendered inaccurate by "a tracking mistake"

06-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

We'd have won bowling first too - Watson

Shane Watson, the Australia vice-captain, has said his side bowled so well to Sri Lanka's batsman that they would have won the first Test in Galle even if they had lost the toss and fielded first

04-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

'We've come to win three Test matches' - Clarke

Michael Clarke rejoiced after a job well done in his first Test as full-time captain and selector, and saved special praise for Ryan Harris

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

I'm not going to change my batting - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka captain, has said he will not consider changing the way he bats after a pair of impetuous innings contributed to his team's heavy defeat by Australia in the first Test in Galle

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

Galle dustbowl rated 'poor' by ICC

Sri Lankan cricket authorities face formal sanction for Galle's dustbowl first Test pitch after it was officially rated "poor" by the ICC match referee Chris Broad

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

Ricky Ponting to miss second Test

Ricky Ponting's 100th Test win arrived in the nick of time to allow him to fly home for the birth of his second child

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Harris takes five in Australia's victory

The Michael Clarke era might not match the Ricky Ponting years for sheer victory numbers, but Clarke has at least started his tenure as Australia's full-time Test captain the same way as his predecessor - with a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in Galle

03-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Hostile Harris gets reward

Ryan Harris scooped 3 for 24 on day three as Australia closed in on a deserved victory, and rightly viewed his success as the reward for consistently hostile and accurate bursts

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Umpires ask ICC to look in to Hughes' dismissal

Simon Taufel has referred Phil Hughes' lbw dismissal in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia to the ICC as a serious question mark against the accuracy of Hawk-Eye, the ball tracking technology

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia five wickets from victory

Ryan Harris bowled Australia to within sight of victory on the third day in Galle, but a fighting half-century from Mahela Jayawardene ensured the match would spill into the fourth day

02-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Dream debuts and unpaid bills

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle

01-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Copeland, Lyon share debut as friends

Australia's two debutants, Nathan Lyon and Trent Copeland, are old friends and enjoyed each other's success on debut

01-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Debutant Lyon puts Australia in control

Sixteen wickets fell on the second day in Galle, where Australia finished in a powerful position to push for victory thanks to Nathan Lyon's five wickets on debut

01-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

'Driest first-day pitch I've played on' - Hussey

Michael Hussey believes Australia's 273 places them in a stronger position than would appear, on what he declared the "driest" first day pitch he had encountered

31-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Hussey resists on tough day for Australia's batsmen

On the first day of the series Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal put Sri Lanka on top, but by stumps the Australians had found a stabilising ingredient, Michael Hussey, whose 95 kept them in the game

31-Aug-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Debuts for Copeland and Lyon; Khawaja to play

Seamer Trent Copeland and offspinner Nathan Lyon will make their Test debuts for Australia in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle

30-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Can video unravel the mystery spinner?

Australia's batsmen have gorged themselves on video footage of Sri Lanka's attack in the lead-up to the first Test in Galle in a bid to help them combat the hosts' bowlers better

30-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Spinners' experience advantage for hosts - Dilshan

Sri Lanka's captain Tillakaratne Dilshan believes the experience of his slow bowlers will provide a useful advantage over Australia's rookie spinners in the first Test in Galle

30-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

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