Washout leaves all unhappy bar crowd
Andrew Wu The controversial decision was good fortune for Australia as the Sri Lankans were set to benefit from any revision of the target through the Duckworth-Lewis system after the rain delay.
Cricket
Leap from seventh to a whisker from the top not impossible
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu REMARKABLY, underachieving Australia could vault from a world ranking of seventh to within a fraction of top spot in the next three weeks and George Bailey, the captain in the shortest format, admits...
Cricket
Bailey 'irked' by lack of success
Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett Underachieving Australia could remarkably vault from seventh to within a fraction of top spot.
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.
Sri Lanka's tour doomed as quick joins burgeoning casualty ward
Andrew Wu SRI LANKA have suffered enough injuries playing cricket this summer, and now another player has broken down, this time playing football, as their nightmare tour of Australia continued on Wednesday.
Cricket
Bird swoops on Lankans
Andrew Wu, Sydney Jackson Bird marked his home debut by becoming Australia's unlikely saviour after Sri Lanka showed the stomach sadly lacking in Melbourne to at least make a contest of the series finale in Sydney.
Hussey may not get to sing his swansong
Andrew Wu MICHAEL HUSSEY was denied a fairytale century on Friday, and there is a growing possibility he might not have a chance to lead Australia on one last rendition of the team song after Sri Lanka mounted...
Cricket
Hussey's chance as Lankans implode
Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S hare-brained batting has given Michael Hussey a chance to finish his Test career on a high but deprived Australia the chance to learn more about their revamped batting line-up before the...
Cricket
Testing year starts on key but requires fine-tuning
Andrew Wu MICHAEL CLARKE says Australia will head to the subcontinent as a work in progress after starting their most important year of Test cricket in recent memory with a series whitewash of Sri Lanka.
'Worst' pace attack won't test batsmen, says Hogg
Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S fast bowling attack is the worst to come to Australia and will not give the home team any clarity about its top order by the summer's end, says former Test paceman Rodney Hogg.
Johnson misses out on Test team
Andrew Wu Australia has left out Mitchell Johnson for Friday's first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart.
Cricket
Captains told young brigade to step up
Andrew Wu Michael Clarke and Mahela Jayawardene are leading teams in transitional phases striving to rediscover glories of yesteryear but relying on too much from too few.
Top-order bats have to step up
Andrew Wu AUSTRALIAN captain Michael Clarke says it is time for Australia's top-order batsmen to stamp their mark on the team.
Curator defends Bellerive pitch
Andrew Wu It may not be the green monster that devoured him last year but Phillip Hughes' remodelled technique is set to receive a stern first-up examination when he resumes his Test career on the...
Thorough exam to come for Hughes
Andrew Wu IT MAY not be the green monster that devoured him last year but Phillip Hughes's remodelled technique is set to receive a stern first-up examination when he resumes his Test career on the...
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.
Cricket
Siddle cleared of ball abuse
Andrew Wu Match referee Chris Broad says no charges laid due to insufficient evidence.
Twenty20
Hot pace will make Sixers hard to beat
Andrew Wu Sydney Sixers will start their Champions League Twenty20 campaign with their confidence sky high after crushing tournament favourite Delhi Daredevils in a practice match at Centurion on Thursday.
Cricket
Unpaid Sri Lanka playing for love
Andrew Wu This summer's tri-series will be played against the backdrop of a worrying pay dispute.
Cricket
Lankans to test Australian attack
Andrew Wu, Perth Mahela Jayawardene says Michael Clarke's bowlers the weak point in the home side.
