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"We Are Not A Great Australian Team...": Nathan Lyon's Brutally Honest Take, Gives Reason

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon feels that despite their side's success over recent years, there are still important milestones to be reached before they can be considered a truly great team. Ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka taking place in Colombo on Wednesday, Lyon stated that he believes that the current lot is still a long way from achieving "greatness" as a Test team. Despite Australia's outstanding summer of red-ball cricket, where they dominated India at home to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade and secured their biggest-ever win in the subcontinent with an innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle-Lyon still holds the belief that the team is far from being considered up there.

Not Pat Cummins Or Steve Smith, This Australia Star Wins Allan Border Medal For 2024

Star batter Travis Head was named the winner of the prestigious Allan Border Medal for the top Australian men's cricketer, while young all-rounder Annabel Sutherland was awarded the Belinda Clark Medal at the Australian Cricket Awards held here on Monday. Head, who had an outstanding year across all three formats with 1,427 runs since the start of the polling period, received 208 votes to secure the top honour, surpassing Josh Hazlewood (158 votes) and Pat Cummins (147 votes).

Michael Bevan 'The Finisher' Inducted Into Australia's Cricket Hall Of Fame

Dubbed one of the world's top limited-over batters, former cricketer Michael Bevan has been elevated to Australia's Cricket Hall of Fame. "One of the best finishers the game has ever seen. Congratulations to former Australian player Michael Bevan on his induction to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame," Cricket Australia wrote on X. Australia's 'Picasso in Pyjamas' was an artist in the ODI format. He boasts 6,912 runs in 232 matches at an average of 53.58, putting him in the debate for Australia's greatest one-day batters.

Nathan Lyon Achieves Rare Test Cricket Feat With Twin Scalp Of Sri Lanka Star

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Saturday achieved a rare Test cricket feat. In the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Lyon dismissed Dinesh Chandimal twice in the same session on Day 4. At 10:13 AM local time, Lyon trapped Chandimal LBW, and after Australia enforced the follow-on, he got the better of him again at 12:03 PM. Responding to Australia's 654/6 declared, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 165 with Chandimal (72) top-scoring for the hosts. Australia eventually won the game by an innings and 242 runs.

Ricky Ponting Predicts Champions Trophy Finalists, Also Points To One 'Unpredictable' Team

ICC Hall of Famer and former World Cup-winner Ricky Ponting predicted India and Australia as the two finalists of the upcoming mega event, ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 which is scheduled to kick start from February 19 in Pakistan. Ponting also predicted the other two semifinalists of the competition. The former Australian skipper stated that the other two semi-finalists of the tournament will be England and South Africa. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was also present at the latest The ICC Review episode, and he agreed with Ponting's predictions at the episode.

On Virat Kohli's Early Dismissal In Ranji Trophy, Ex-India Star Points Out "Only Solace"

It was a forgettable Ranji Trophy return for Virat Kohli at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. While the Delhi team registered a dominating win over Railways on his comeback to domestic cricket after 12 years, Kohli, the batter, couldn't shine in the game. Fans in huge numbers went to the stadium to watch Kohli, but they failed to witness him bat on the opening day as Delhi won the toss and opted to bowl first. One-down Delhi resumed their batting on the second day and fans kept eagerly waiting for Kohli, who was about to come in to bat next.

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test Day 4 LIVE Scorecard Updates

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test Day 4 LIVE Score Updates: Australia will be hoping that rain does not play spoilsport once again as they aim to bowl out Sri Lanka in their first innings on Day 4 of the first Test in Galle. Despite Australia restricting Sri Lanka to 136/5 and enjoying a 518-run lead, only 27 overs of play was possible on Day 3, as rain washed out the second and the third sessions entirely. Sri Lanka will be pinning their hopes on veteran batter Dinesh Chandimal, who is unbeaten on 63. Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc and left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann have taken two wickets each for Australia. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Big Blow For Australia: Star Ruled Out Of Champions Trophy. Doubtful For IPL

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled of next month's Champions Trophy and is also in doubt for the Indian Premier League after that owing to lower back pain that has "not responded sufficiently to rehabilitation". Cricket Australia informed about Marsh's injury in a statement ruling him out of the Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19 to March 9. A few other reports suggest Marsh is also doubtful for the IPL.

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"We Are Not A Great Australian Team...": Nathan Lyon's Brutally Honest Take, Gives Reason

Not Pat Cummins Or Steve Smith, This Australia Star Wins Allan Border Medal For 2024

Michael Bevan 'The Finisher' Inducted Into Australia's Cricket Hall Of Fame

Nathan Lyon Achieves Rare Test Cricket Feat With Twin Scalp Of Sri Lanka Star

Ricky Ponting Predicts Champions Trophy Finalists, Also Points To One 'Unpredictable' Team

On Virat Kohli's Early Dismissal In Ranji Trophy, Ex-India Star Points Out "Only Solace"

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test Day 4 LIVE Scorecard Updates

Big Blow For Australia: Star Ruled Out Of Champions Trophy. Doubtful For IPL