Sri Lanka grabbed two early wickets but Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja steadied the ship as Australia reached 85-2 at lunch on day two of the second test in Galle on Friday.
Australia wrapped up a dominant 2-0 sweep of the test series against Sri Lanka at Galle on Sunday, romping to a nine-wicket ...
Steve Smith stood unbeaten on 104 after crossing 10 000 test runs and helped Australia pummel Sri Lanka alongside fellow centurion Usman Khawaja on day one of the opening test on Wednesday.
Two unlikely heroes stepped up for Australia as they handed hosts Sri Lanka their biggest-ever test defeat, and coach Andrew McDonald was impressed by both after a dominant start to the two-test ...
Australia had Sri Lanka three down after opener Usman Khawaja's first double century and a ton on debut by Josh Inglis helped the tourists to 654-6 declared in the first match on Thursday. Sri Lanka ...
Australia captain Steve Smith attributed their 2-0 series victory against Sri Lanka to the perfect execution of their batting ...
Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja's opening partner in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle on ...
McDonald also praised opening batter Usman Khawaja who, at 38, scored a personal-best 232 runs in the first innings, setting the stage for the visitors' mammoth victory by an innings and 242 runs.
Rain forced an early lunch on day three before washing out the final two sessions. Australia declared on 654-6 late on the second day after opener Usman Khawaja's career-best 232. "Galle is a tough ...
Australia’s batters shone against the turning ball with Steve Smith winning player of the series for his centuries in either Test, Usman Khawaja topping the run tally courtesy of his double ton in the ...