Sri Lanka sweep would push Australia closer to Test greatness: Lyon

Australia is not yet a great team but completing a series sweep in Sri Lanka would push it closer, according to spin bowler Nathan Lyon. Australia won the first Test by an innings and 242 runs in Galle and will look to wrap up the series 2-0 with another win at the same venue when … Read more

Usman Khawaja hits first double hundred in first Test against Sri Lanka

Aussie opener Usman Khawaja struck his maiden double hundred in Test cricket on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. He got there with a single off Prabath Jayasuriya. He is the first Australian to score a double century in Asia since Jason Gillespie’s 201 against Bangladesh. Before him, only a … Read more