Steve Smith on Wednesday became the 15th player to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricker during Australia’s 1st Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle. The interim Australia captain is the fourth from his country to cross the milestone after Alan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. Sachin Tendulkar remains the highest scorer in Tests … Read more
Steve Smith on Wednesday became the fourth Australian batter to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in Test cricket during day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium. Ricky Ponting, Alan Border and Steve Waugh are the other Australian to cross the mark. Among active cricketers, he is only … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage from Day 1 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia being played at the Galle International Stadium. Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test scoreboard PREVIEW Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja’s opening partner in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday, Australia’s … Read more
Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja’s opening partner in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday, Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith said on the eve of the match. Konstas, who impressed as opener in his debut series against India, could be accommodated in the middle order following Head’s promotion, … Read more
Travis Head could open the innings for Australia during the two-match Test series in Sri Lanka later this month, chairman of selectors George Bailey said. “Trav’s an option (to open). We’ve got a number of options and there’s been a few preliminary discussions around where that may land, and that may depend on the makeup … Read more
Australia captain Pat Cummins hinted that he may skip the tour of Sri Lanka later this month to be present for the birth of his second child. Australia is scheduled to play two Tests in Sri Lanka on January 29 and February 6, around the same time his wife — Becky — is due to … Read more