Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith hailed his side's resounding innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday as "near flawless" after the visitors retained the ...

Rex Clementine in Galle They say, “the good die young.” Shane Warne, though, was no saint. His life was a rollercoaster of triumphs and tribulations, a Shakespearean tragedy with a touch of reckless ...

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith hailed his side's resounding innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday as "near flawless" after the visitors retained the ...

Sri Lanka have been described as a cricket "minnow" after being crucified for a "pathetic" display that saw them slump to a record defeat as Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon broke an Australian record held ...

The stand-in captain revealed that the devastating rout - which saw the Aussies win by an innings and 242 runs - was inspired ...

Australia thrash Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on Day 4 of the first Test ...

Mitchell Starc became just the fourth Australian to take 700 wickets in international cricket in the first Test against Sri Lanka, joining Aussie legends Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee. And ...

Sri Lanka’s crushing innings and 242-run defeat at the hands of Australia in Galle highlighted glaring deficiencies in batting resilience, bowling penetration and fielding, and head coach Sanath ...

Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest defeat in test cricket history on Saturday as Australia flexed their muscles to take a 1-0 ...

After cracking a century in the first innings, Smith expertly manoeuvred the fielders and rotated the bowlers, refusing to let Sri Lanka’s batters settle in the middle — he treats captaincy in the ...

By the time Josh Inglis went to the wicket on day two, the score had passed 400 and he was able to step-up momentum with the ...

"The biggest problem is the batters who are taking a start but are not going to play a long innings," the head coach said ...