As it happened: Australia v Sri Lanka scores and stats
Follow ball-by-ball action in the first match of T20 series between Australia and Sri Lanka.
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Subcontinent ready or subconsciously ready for defeat?
According to the bookies, India are more likely to beat Australia in their Test series than Winx is to beat Mister Ed. If the Border-Gavaskar series, starting in Pune on ...
T20: Aussies beaten in last-ball thriller by Sri Lanka
The debate over having two Australian sides playing concurrently is set to reignite after Sri Lanka claimed a five-wicket win off the final ball in game one of the Twenty20 ...
Australia's troubles with Kohli and Co
Five key issues confronting Australia, who are about to embark on mission impossible in India.
Villani, Wellington lead Stars' T20 win over White Ferns
It was an afternoon Meg Lanning had every right to be slightly bewildered by, but the Australian captain ultimately got what she craved – a first-up 40-run win in the ...
Concussion sub needs to be looked at: Wade
The push for concussion substitutes in first-class cricket continues to gather momentum, with Australia's wicketkeeper Matthew Wade saying the issue "needs to be looked at".
Gilkes meets PM, chats with Pup and runs out Test batsman in two hours
Wests-UC cricketer Matthew Gilkes enjoyed a night for the ages as 12th man for the PM's XI on Wednesday.
Not quite ready, set, go!
Dan Vettori, coach of the Brisbane Heat, Middlesex and the Royal Bangalore Challengers, is considered one of the bright young things in the bright young game. One of his ...
Getting a punch in the mouth in the Pakistan Super League
Coaching the winning team in Pakistan's Twenty20 league was a career highlight. Having players provisionally suspended for alleged involvement in corruption is at the other ...
No mercy: Harbhajan Singh ruthlessly sledges Australia
If everything goes to plan for Australia in India, the best the tourists can hope for is eking out a draw in one of their four Tests.
Maddinson to return in Futures League
Nic Maddinson has been named in the NSW Futures League team to play Western Australia next week.
French confident of Big Bash return next summer after PM's XI success
Cricket ACT boss Cameron French is confident Big Bash action will return to the capital next summer.
Renshaw firms as Warner's opening partner in India
Matt Renshaw is firming in his bid to open alongside David Warner during Australia's four-Test series against India.
Klinger's long wait almost over
Veteran batsman Michael Klinger has set himself the lofty goal of being man of the match when he makes a belated international debut in the series against Sri Lanka.
Southern Stars ready for road to World Cup
The Southern Stars have been urged to use the six limited overs matches against New Zealand to refine their "game style" ahead of their mid-year World Cup defence.
New England skipper promises entertaining Test cricket
It was not what Joe Root said that was so impressive when he was enthroned as England's new Test captain on a grey afternoon at Headingley, but the clarity with which he said it.
O'Keefe spin subtlety key in India
​Although untried in Indian Test conditions, Steve O'Keefe has been tipped to thrive from the start by a former Australian spinner who knows all about big first impressions.
Indian Test grounds an unknown for both sides
India's home-ground advantage could be diminished ever so slightly during their four-match series against Australia, with three of the four venues yet to host a Test.
What a night for cricket in Canberra! So where was the crowd?
The Prime Minister's XI shifted to cricket's most exciting format, but the Canberra crowd hasn't bought in.
Prime Minister's XI go down fighting against Sri Lanka
Sri proved too strong for the Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval on Wednesday night.
The stat that shows the little love Australia give T20 team
Australian captain Steve Smith could go nearly two years without leading the Twenty20 side as his deputy Aaron Finch said the packed international schedule was not helping ...
Adam Voges ends test career with second best Aussie batting average
Australia's Adam Voges has retired from international cricket, signing off with a test batting average second only to the great Don Bradman.
Tenacious Lanning a big hit in two sports
Meg Lanning the cricketer is regarded by many as the best women's player in the world, a clever captain and the face of the sport here in Australia. But how far could she have ...
Smith gives green light for players to get verbal in India
India haven't lost at home in their past 20 Tests and Australia's subcontinental form is woeful, but Steve Smith has endorsed a feisty approach from his side just over a week ...
Cricket is too blind to the idea of bowlers as captains
Of the 88 men to captain a Test side this century, only a dozen, generously, were bowlers more than batsmen.
Daniel Worrall relishing the chance to play on the international scene
Daniel Worrall is nicknamed "Frank" after ex-West Indies captain Frank Worrell, and sports a bowling run up similar to another Caribbean legend.
PM's XI captain Adam Voges prepares to farewell international cricket
Boasting the best Test batting average since Don Bradman is not a bad record to retire with.
India name unchanged squad for first two Tests against Australia
India have kept faith with the 16-man squad that cruised to victory in the one-off test against Bangladesh for the first two matches of the home series against Australia ...
Jason Sangha shrugs off 'next big thing' tag ahead of PM's XI debut
As a kid, he wanted to be Adam Gilchrist with the bat and Brett Lee with the ball. Today, he is one of Australia's brightest young stars.
Aussie star forced to pull out of PM's XI due to foot infection
The James Pattinson injury curse has struck again.