Cummins lauds 'unplayable' Lyon after big first Test win
Australia skipper Pat Cummins said Nathan Lyon's nine wickets "showed his class" in the team's Friday thrashing of Sri Lanka in the opening Test.
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Australia crush Sri Lanka inside three days to win first Test in Galle
Sri Lanka by 10 wickets inside three days in the opening Test on Friday. The tourists, with a first innings lead of 109, bundled out Sri Lanka for 113 in their second innings and got their five-run target in the first over to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Australia crush Sri Lanka inside three days in first Test
Spinner Nathan Lyon took match figures of 9-121 as Australia hammered Sri Lanka by 10 wickets inside three days in the opening Test on Friday.
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews out with COVID as first Test against Australia resumes on Day 3
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia due to COVID-19 but third day otherwise began on schedule in Galle on Friday. Batsman Oshada Fernando took the field to replace Mathews for the first match of the two-Test series.
All Blacks v Ireland, first Test: All You Need to Know
What a week it has been, and the Test series is still a day away.
Ireland name squad for first Test against New Zealand
Ireland have named their side to take on the All Blacks in Saturday’s opening Test against New Zealand.
Watch: Steve Smith Furious At Usman Khawaja For Horrible Run Out During First Test Vs Sri Lanka
Nathan Lyon's five-for helped Australia bowl out Sri Lanka for 212, before the hosts hit back with three wickets in a fast-moving opening Test on Wednesday. The tourists reached 98 for three at stumps after Sri Lankan spinner Ramesh Mendis struck twice, including David Warner's key wicket for 25, on a turning pitch at the picturesque Galle stadium. Steve Smith was run out on six after a mix up with opener Usman Khawaja, unbeaten on 47, and returned to the pavilion waving his hands in dismay.
Boks make backline changes for first test v Wales
PRETORIA : Elton Jantjies will start at flyhalf and the electric Damian Willemse at fullback when South Africa take on Wales in the first match of a three test home series at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.