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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

De Silva and Chandimal lead Sri Lanka fightback

Sri Lanka recovered from 26 for 5 on the first day against Australia in Colombo to reach 214 for 5 at stumps. Dhananjaya de Silva was the stand-out with his maiden Test century, compiled in an unbeaten 188-run stand with Dinesh Chandimal

13-Aug-2016•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

It's going to be a turner again, Mathews warns Australia

In a week in which there has been mild consternation in Australia about the state of the Galle surface, Angelo Mathews has made no apologies about what the visitors can expect at the SSC

12-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Smith looks for evidence of Asian progress

Steven Smith seemed relaxed and upbeat ahead of Australia's third Test against Sri Lanka, highlighting the progress his side is making in adopting a more proactive approach on turning tracks

12-Aug-2016•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Sri Lanka target rare series whitewash

At the SSC, Sri Lanka will have the chance to push for a rare series whitewash, while Australia will be desperate to end a horror streak in Asia

12-Aug-2016•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

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