Factbox-Cricket-Sri Lanka v Australia test series
(Reuters) - Factbox on the two-match test series between Sri Lanka and Australia, which begins in Galle on Wednesday:
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Cricket-Australia retain Maxwell as Head cover for Sri Lanka tests
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will stay in Sri Lanka for the upcoming test series as injury cover for middle order batsman Travis Head, who has a minor hamstring strain.
Australia retain Maxwell as Head cover for Sri Lanka tests
SYDNEY : Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will stay in Sri Lanka for the upcoming test series as injury cover for middle order batsman Travis Head, who has a minor hamstring strain.
Sri Lanka vs Australia: Marcus Stoinis To Miss Remaining ODI Games Due To Side Strain
Australia's injury woes in Sri Lanka deepened Wednesday with all-rounder Marcus Stoinis ruled out of the rest of the ODI series and spinner Ashton Agar also joining the wounded list. Fast bowler Kane Richardson has already flown home with a hamstring problem and Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott and Mitchell Marsh are also out of action and Cameron Green not fit enough to bowl. Stoinis strained his side smashing 44 off 31 in Tuesday's two-wicket win in Pallekele and Cricket Australia said Wednesday that the 32-year-old will play no further part in the five-match series.
Australia injury woes deepen as Marcus Stoinis ruled out
Marcus Stoinis ruled out of the rest of the ODI series and spinner Ashton Agar also joining the wounded list. Fast bowler Kane Richardson has already flown home with a hamstring problem and Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott and Mitchell Marsh are also out of action and Cameron Green not fit enough to bowl. Stoinis strained his side smashing 44 off 31 in Tuesday's two-wicket win in Pallekele and Cricket Australia said Wednesday that the 32-year-old will play no further part in the five-match series.
Pat Cummins plays down hip niggle, says Mitchell Starc won't be rushed back
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has played down the impact of his longstanding hip injury, saying he is hopeful it will heal fully over time as he continues to manage it on tour in Sri Lanka. Cummins left the Indian Premier League early to recover from the strain and was rested from the Twenty20 series but returned in Australia's two-wicket win in the first one-day match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Tuesday. Australia's white ball captain, Aaron Finch, revealed this week that Cummins had been carrying the injury for more than a year.
Cummins plays down hip niggle, says Starc won't be rushed back
MELBOURNE : Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has played down the impact of his longstanding hip injury, saying he is hopeful it will heal fully over time as he continues to manage it on tour in Sri Lanka.
Australia Announce Playing XI For First ODI Against Sri Lanka
Australia skipper Aaron Finch on Monday confirmed the playing XI for the opening ODI match against Sri Lanka. The teams will begin the five-match series on June 14. Australia has been dealt a blow ahead of the first match of their five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as fast bowler Kane Richardson will miss the entire series through injury.