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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records

Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test in Galle.

Reuters · 10h

Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka

Australia's Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to power the tourists to a mammoth 654 for six before they declared their first innings on day two of the opening test on Thursday.

Yahoo! Sports · 1d

Australia batter Steve Smith passes 10,000 Test runs in opener against Sri Lanka

The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.

Associated Press · 1d

Australia in command as Smith, Khawaja punish Sri Lanka on rain-hit opening day of first test

Australia’s batters have feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle.

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Yahoo Australia (English) on MSN · 16h

Sad detail about wife as Steve Smith betters Aussie cricket legends in 10,000 Test run club

Smith joined Ricky Ponting (13,378), Allan Border (11,174) and Steve Waugh (10,927) as the only Australians to pass 10,000 runs. However the stand-in captain reached the milestone with a higher average (56.44) than the three other legends did.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Cricket-Smith joins 10,000-run club, Khawaja also hits hundred in Galle

Steve Smith became the 15th member of test cricket's 10,000-run club as he and opener Usman Khawaja smashed hundreds to help Australia rack up 330 for two on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday.

ESPN on MSN · 1d

Stats - Steven Smith joins the 10k club of elite batters

Steven Smith joined the elite club of batters to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket on Wednesday on the first day of the opening Test in Galle. Smith came to Sri Lanka on 9999 runs after just missing the landmark at his home venue,

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Five quick hits: Queen Alana King, Alyssa Healy's special Australian blazer and Ellyse Perry's big injury worry

Alana King spins Australia into the box seat while Alyssa Healy pays tribute to an icon of the game, but Ellyse Perry's ...

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Stats - Australia's new Asian high, Khawaja's big effort and Inglis' dream debut

Khawaja, Smith, Inglis all made landmark contributions while Sri Lanka's bowlers had an innings to forget | ESPN.com ...

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Christina Matthews inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame ahead of Women's Ashes Test

Christina Matthews, the former Australia wicketkeeper, vice-captain, and long-time cricket administrator, has been inducted ...

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Kurtis Patterson blasted a big century for Australia A against the England Lions

The resurgence of Test centurion Kurtis Patterson took another huge step on Thursday when the former NSW captain blasted a ...

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The solution to Australian cricket’s spin problem has been hiding in plain sight

Matt Kuhnemann’s nickname has been a succinct way of underlining his importance to Australian campaigns on the subcontinent – ...

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Michael Clarke's emotional message to fans after cricket legend makes difficult career call

Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke says he hopes five years in breakfast radio has helped re-shape the public's ...

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‘MCG needs to catch up’: New cricket Hall of Famer’s push for statue of women’s legend

Former Australian cricket player Betty Wilson, who died in 2010, has her own section at the new National Sports Museum at the MCG. There is a push for a statue in her honour to be placed outside the ...

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Sri Lanka vs Australia quick hits: Ricky Ponting unhappy with Sam Konstas's axing as Steve Smith and Travis Head benefit from blunders

Sam Konstas's was questioned by a legend as Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and Travis Head were all beneficiaries of Sri Lankan ...

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