Australia Nets Session

Ashes win No.1 focus for re-signed Lehmann

REAPPOINTED on Monday until 2019, Australia’s head coach Darren Lehmann says a breakthrough Ashes-series win in England is his main focus.

Galle Boof’s blunt assessment of Kandy crushing

DARREN Lehmann didn’t beat around the bush when reviewing his side’s performance in the first Test, sending blunt messages to both batsmen and bowlers.

Axed How did it come to this for Maxwell?

How did it come to this for Maxwell?

IN January, Glenn Maxwell was named Australia’s ODI player of the year. Six months later, he’s been left out of a 15-man squad.

Runs needed Rod backs Mitch to go on with it

Rod backs Mitch to go on with it

MITCHELL Marsh isn’t scoring enough runs, but he’s getting starts and that’s the sad part according to Australia’s chief selector Rod Marsh.

Aussies pick up pace with chopper ride

Time saver Aussies pick up pace with chopper ride

AUSTRALIA’S scoring rate in the first Test loss to Sri Lanka was at a world-record slow pace but it picked up the pace with a helicopter ride to picturesque Galle.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Glenn Maxwell of Australia gestures to the crowd during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground on March 8, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Key changes Selectors say Big Show won’t go on

GLENN Maxwell has had enough chances with Australia’s ODI squad and now he has to go, chief selector Rod Marsh says.

Australia's captain Steve Smith gestures on day four of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Aussie woe ‘What else can we do, really?’

SELECTOR Rod Marsh says Cricket Australia could not have done any more to prepare its players for the First Test, despite their embarrassing 106-run loss to Sri Lanka.

Australia's Steve Smith looks on after completing a half century on the fifth day of the first test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Spin wins Spin crushes Australia in Kandy

SPIN once again proved too much for Australia’s batsmen in the first Test against Sri Lanka, with the tourists becoming just the second Aussie side to lose a Test in Kandy.

Womens T20 Aust vs India

Exclusive Indian star to make WBBL history

INDIAN ODI vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur will become the first woman from her country to join a WBBL franchise after signing on with the Sydney Thunder.

Australia's Steve Smith looks on after completing a half century on the fifth day of the first test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Lack of discipline Smith blames poor batting for Kandy demise

IT’S difficult for Australia’s batsmen to play themselves in on the slow Sri Lankan pitches, and it’s proving to be just as hard to push on to a big score.

Australia's captain Steven Smith asks for a review during the fifth and the final day of their openin Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele on July 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI

Cricket Player ratings: Australia’s studs and duds

AUSTRALIA has gone down by 106 runs to Sri Lanka in the opening Test in Kandy. So who starred and who struggled? Check out our player ratings.

Former Hockeyroo Kate Hollywood switching to cricket

What’s the Buzz Hollywood planning cross-code Bash

FORMER Hockeyroos star Kate Hollywood is set to attempt a change of codes as she prepares for a trial for a rookie Twenty20 contract.