Australia, Sri Lanka

Khawaja again leads Australia in spin-friendly 2nd test against Sri Lanka
Fresh off a double hundred in the first test, Usman Khawaja has once again underlined why he is Australia's finest batsman in Asian conditions as he led the tourists past an early wobble to reach 85-2 at lunch on Day 2 of the second test against Sri Lanka.
Smith digs Australia out of trouble in second Sri Lanka Test
The Australian skipper made a scratchy start but found his rhythm to be unbeaten on 78 at tea, having struck eight fours and one six, and was well on his way to his 36th Test hundred.
Sri Lanka vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Australia in Sri Lanka 2025
Follow live coverage of Sri Lanka vs Australia from the Australia in Sri Lanka 2025 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.
Sri Lanka wins the toss and bats in second cricket test against Australia
Dimuth Karunaratne strode to the crease to start his 100th and last test match after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Australia.
Kusal Mendis stranded on 85 as Australia bowl Sri Lanka out for 257
Galle: Kusal Mendis was left stranded on 85 as Australia wrapped up Sri Lanka’s first innings for 257 early on day two of the second Test in Galle on Friday. Resuming from their overnight score of 229-9,
Australia 85-2 after Sri Lanka strike early in second Test
Sri Lanka grabbed two early wickets but Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja steadied the ship as Australia reached 85-2 at lunch on day two of the second Test in Galle on Friday. Khawaja, who hammered a maiden double hundred in the first Test,

Setback for Australia

Australia routs Sri Lanka to hand hosts their biggest loss in test cricket
Australia wrapped up the first test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day to spare, handing the hosts their biggest ...
Josh Inglis Might Be Primed To Become Australia’s Next Star Batter In Test Cricket
Josh Inglis could be Australia's next great batter and possibly a future Test captain after starting his Test career in style ...
Lawyer for ex-Cricket Australia exec Timothy Whittaker questions victim’s story
The high-profile lawyer for ex-Cricket Australia executive Timothy Whittaker has told a court the young male staffer Whittaker is convicted of sexually assaulting is a liar.
Steve Smith joins Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid in elite international cricket list with 36th Test hundred
Steve Smith hit his 36th Test century in Galle. With that, he and Joe Root currently share the record of most Test tons among active international cricketers. Notably, it was also Smith's fourth ...
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Australia to tour West Indies: All you need to know
As mentioned, the West Indies tour is set to commence two weeks after Australia's World Test Championship final against South ...
Cricket-Australia's Khawaja backs dumped journalist over Gaza stance
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has condemned a radio station's decision to drop cricket journalist Peter Lalor from its ...
SL vs AUS: Steve Smith leaves Ricky Ponting behind to create history for Australia in Test cricket
Steve Smith continued his ascent on Test record lists as he scripted history for Australia with a couple of catches on Day 1 ...
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Ian Healy backs Boland over Josh Hazlewood in Test cricket
Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy has backed Scott Boland as a better option than Josh Hazlewood in the Aussies' Test ...