Sangakkara's injury leaves battling tourists in total disarray
Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S far from merry Christmas may be followed by an unhappy start to the new year after the shellshocked tourists were rocked by news of a tour-ending injury to star batsman Kumar Sangakkara.
Tweets at 10 paces as mates take off gloves
Andrew Wu Darren Berry and Shane Warne had razor sharp tongues during their playing days, most famously in an incident during a Shield game in the '90s that upset Adam Gilchrist.
Sangakkara enters land of the giants with a five-figure salute
Andrew Wu KUMAR SANGAKKARA confirmed his spot as one of the greats of the modern game when he joined the exclusive 10,000-run club on Wednesday, but his teammates fluffed their lines on the Boxing Day stage as...
Bird's call-up has father on the wing
Andrew Wu JACKSON BIRD'S shock Test debut forced his father Ian to change his Christmas and New Year plans. Ian had been planning to fly from Romania to watch Bird wear the green of the Melbourne Stars in...
The day a throw changed the game
Chloe Saltau, Andrew Wu Soon after lunch on Boxing Day of 1995, Chandika Hathurusinghe was fielding at square leg at the MCG when New Zealand umpire Steve Dunne posed him a question.
Throwaway line with a dire result
Chloe Saltau and Andrew Wu When Darrell Hair called Muthiah Muralidaran for throwing, the cricket world changed.
Watson the workhorse
Andrew Wu Shane Watson says it was a ''big accomplishment" to carry burden in first Test.
Pulling out all stops: Cowan learns his lesson
Andrew Wu Opener admits bid to make statement led to his downfall in Hobart.
Rohrer takes tips from master Murali
Andrew Wu BEN ROHRER may have already conquered master spinner Shane Warne but he is yet to tame another Test great, Muttiah Muralitharan.
Cricket
Come in swinger: Gillespie raves over Starc's vicious yorkers
Andrew Wu FORMER Test paceman Jason Gillespie wants Mitchell Starc to continue the vicious swinging yorkers that have kept the gentle giant in company with some of the scariest speed demons the game has seen.
The Tonk
Birds of a feather
Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett Jackson Bird has had to do more than leave the state to further his cricket career.
Haddin seeks solutions to tackle NSW's transfer blues
Andrew Wu BRAD HADDIN is sick of seeing good people leave NSW and has urged state authorities to ''get things right'' to stop the talent drain from the Blues.
Cricket
Siddle cleared of ball abuse
Andrew Wu Match referee Chris Broad says no charges laid due to insufficient evidence.
Professor turns mentor: Jones buoyed by long-awaited return
Andrew Wu Twenty years after he wore the baggy green for the last time, Dean Jones is back in Australia's Test set-up.
Cricket
Angry Siddle cleared of 'ridiculous' allegations
Andrew Wu PETER SIDDLE launched an heroic all-out attack to bowl Australia to their first Test victory of the summer, then gave an equally impassioned defence of his character after being embroiled in bizarre...
Allegations of ball tampering made against Australians
Andrew Wu Australia's bowlers have become embroiled in allegations over ball tampering in the first Test in Hobart, Sri Lankan media has reported.
Lyon king hopes to let his fingers do the talking
Andrew Wu Nathan Lyon has dared Sri Lanka to take him on at their peril as he aims to bowl Australia to their first Test victory of the summer.
Haddin in frame for comeback
Andrew Wu Brad Haddin in line for shock Test recall after Michael Clarke breaks down with a hamstring injury.
Cricket
Haddin set to return as Clarke goes down
Andrew Wu BRAD HADDIN is in line for a shock Test recall after Michael Clarke broke down with a hamstring injury, which not only threatens to bring his golden run to a premature end but also expose the dearth...
Australia's injury crisis deepens as skipper Clarke hobbles off
Andrew Wu Michael Clarke could be the latest Australian to join the casualty ward after suffering a suspected hamstring injury while batting during the first Test on Monday.
