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Australia’s Josh Inglis bowled.

Australia fall to pieces in Sri Lanka, losing one-day series in whitewash

Sri Lanka have completed their first whitewash of Australia in a one-day series with a record-breaking 174-run victory at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

  • Malcolm Conn

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New breed: Sam Konstas, Harry Dixon and Ollie Peake after Australia claimed the ICC U19 World Cup in South Africa last year.

Next Gen XI: What the Australian Test team could look like in 2027

The selectors have handed baggy green caps to five debutants in the past seven Tests, so generational change is already underway. There could be more to come before the 2027 tour of England, where Australia has not claimed an outright series win since 2001. 

  • Jon Pierik
Matthew Kuhnemann won’t be able to play for Australia again until the ICC has cleared his bowling action.

Why umpires chose to cite Matthew Kuhnemann for a suspect action

Australian spinner’s dream tour of Sri Lanka was followed by a nightmarish postscript. Former Test umpire Paul Wilson has explained the process that led to his citing.

  • Robert Dillon
Steve Smith.

The 630 missing wickets that have alarm bells ringing for Australia

Australia are about to begin hunting one of the few pieces of silverware not in their keeping, but their Champions Trophy lead-up has been anything but perfect.

  • Dan Walsh
Matt Kuhnemann strikes in the second Test.

‘Suspect bowling action’: Test hero Kuhnemann at career crossroads after being reported

Just days after bowling Australia to a groundbreaking series win in Sri Lanka, Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann’s Test future is under a cloud after suspicions were raised about his bowling action.

  • Andrew Wu
Cricket journalist Peter Lalor.

SEN boss’s Nazi image claim ‘disappointing’, says Lalor

Peter Lalor has described SEN chief Craig Hutchison’s references to the journalist’s reposting of memes featuring “Nazi-related imagery” in explaining his axing from the station as “misleading” and “disappointing”.

  • Andrew Wu
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Usman Khawaja relaxes in the Galle dressing room.

Smith’s future, the ‘golf trip’ jibe, and what’s next for Australia’s Test team

Why did Travis Head fire a shot back at Ed Cowan? What does the future hold for Steve Smith? Has Labuschagne done enough? Can Green and Webster play in the same team? The burning questions from Australia’s victory in Sri Lanka.

  • Daniel Brettig
Marnus Labuschagne walks back onto the field in Galle.

‘We know he can do it’: Reborn Smith bats for Labuschagne

Steve Smith has drawn upon his own recent resurgence as a reason to keep Marnus Labuschagne in Australia’s top three.

  • Daniel Brettig
The Australians celebrate their series win in Sri Lanka.

Best in a generation: Australia find India formula while conquering Sri Lanka

Australia finally conquered Sri Lanka, meaning they’ll head to the world Test championship final as firm favourites and, beyond that, to India with a clear strategy.

  • Daniel Brettig
Alex Carey on his way to a career-high score of 156 in Galle.

Second Test player ratings: Carey takes honours, Marnus shows fluency in second dig

From Alex Carey’s best Test innings to date to a teammate who has put himself in danger of being dropped, here are our player ratings for the second Test in Galle.

  • Daniel Brettig

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