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Sri Lanka announce 16-member squad for two ODIs vs Australia, drop 22-year-old all-rounder who made his debut vs New Zealand
ODI series in Sri Lanka will commence on February 12. Both ODIs will be played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Starc pulls out of Champions Trophy, Smith to lead Australia
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Australia will not pressure Steve Smith to make call on Test future after outstanding Sri Lanka series
Australia coach Andrew McDonald will not be pushing Steve Smith to make any firm decisions about his immediate Test career after his blistering form in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka wins the toss and bats first in the one-day series opener against Australia
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat in the first of the two-match one-day international series against Australia on Wednesday. The series will be a warmup for the Australians ahead of the Champions Trophy to be played later this month in Pakistan.
Cricket-Reshuffled Australia weigh Champions Trophy candidates against Sri Lanka
After sweeping the test series in Sri Lanka, an injury-depleted Australia will look to carry the momentum into ODI matches against the South Asians and build confidence ahead of the Champions Trophy.
Australia look to fine tune for Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka ODIs
Colombo: Captain Steve Smith admitted Tuesday the Champions Trophy would be on Australia minds when they play Sri Lanka in two one-day internationals this week, the final warm-ups for the eight-team tournament.
Sri Lanka leave out Chamindu Wickramasinghe for two-ODI series against Australia
Sri Lanka have named a squad largely unchanged from the one that toured New Zealand in January this year for the two ODIs against Australia at home later this week. The one change is that seam-bowling allrounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe is out as the squad has been trimmed from 17 for that New Zealand series to 16.
Brad Haddin has urged selectors to send Sam Konstas home from Sri Lanka
Brad Haddin has urged Australian selectors to send Sam Konstas home to play state cricket if he isn’t in their plans for the ...
Sam Konstas ‘understood’ why selectors sent him home from Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka
Selectors then made the decision to send him back home in time for New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland to ...
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Aussie cricket great blasts decision to drop Sam Konstas from Sri Lanka series opener - as selectors open up on why the 19-year-old was omitted
His personality and fearless batting style caught the eye of many pundits and cricket fans around ... dropped for the opening Test against Sri Lanka, the selector explained that Australia had ...
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Mitchell Starc takes immediate break from cricket for personal reasons as Australia confirms Champions Trophy squad
Mitchell Starc has joined Australia’s Champions Trophy exodus as selectors settled on a new-look squad for the tournament, ...
Mitchell Starc pulls out of ICC Champions Trophy, Steve Smith to lead Australia
Mitchell Starc's withdrawal comes after pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out due to injuries.