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‘Hopefully, I can be back for the first game’: Young star Sam Konstas on flying back to Australia amid Sri Lanka Tour
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‘Hopefully, I can be back for the first game’: Young star Sam Konstas on flying back to Australia amid Sri Lanka Tour

After being dropped from the Australian XI from the first Test against Sri Lanka, 19-year-old Australian sensation Sam Konstas has flown back to Sydney prior to the second Test against the hosts starting this week. Konstas is scheduled to play for New South Wales against Queensland in Brisbane in a Sheffield Shield match later this week and the news of Konstas flying back to Australia was broken by The Age on Tuesday. “That’s the plan. Hopefully, I can be back for the first game (NSW vs Queensland on Saturday),” Konstas told The Age while speaking at the team hotel in Galle when asked about his plans after reaching Sydney The 19-year-old opener had made his debut against India during the fourth Test at Melbourne in the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The NSW youngster had created history with a ...
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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records
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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records

Australia’s Usman Khawaja leaves the ground after losing his wicket during day two of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test on Thursday.Fatigued after spending five and a half sessions fielding under the scorching sun, Sri Lanka's batting resistance was minimal.Oshada Fernando was the first to fall for 7, trapped leg before by Matthew Kuhnemann, setting the tone for a challenging evening.Former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews didn't last long either, both victim...
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‘If you look at his numbers….’ : Michael Vaughan on Steve Smith’s comparison with Don Bradman
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‘If you look at his numbers….’ : Michael Vaughan on Steve Smith’s comparison with Don Bradman

While he had to wait for more than a month after he missed reaching the 10,000-run mark during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which concluded recently, Australian batsman Steve Smith crossed the landmark during Australia’s ongoing first innings against Sri Lanka in the first Test match at Galle on Wednesday. The 35-year-old became only the fourth Australian cricketer besides Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting to achieve the rare feat and also became the 15th cricketer in the world to do so. Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has called Smith’s feat as being close to talked about like cricketing legend Don Bradman. “I would argue that he is the best modern day Test match player. I think he is the best problem solver. He has a quirky technique but he just seems to be able to pick...
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Sri Lanka vs Australia: It’s really disappointing…to have only four Tests: Dhananjaya De Silva unhappy with schedule
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Sri Lanka vs Australia: It’s really disappointing…to have only four Tests: Dhananjaya De Silva unhappy with schedule

Sri Lanka will play Australia in the two-match Test series at home starting on Wednesday. After the series, the only other series Sri Lanka is scheduled for is a two-match Test series in June against Bangladesh after which they play their next series in 2026 against West Indies a year later. “It’s disappointing, as a good Test cricketing country, to have only four Tests,” said Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva ahead of the Test series against Australia. “Honestly, it is a big disadvantage, especially considering ours is a good side, as well,” he added. “I’m hoping we can get more fixtures than we have. We’re hoping to discuss the opportunity to play more Test series and hopefully, we get an open window for that. Hopefully, Sri Lanka Cricket can organize something. But all we can do i...
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Head set to open batting as Australia weighs options for first test against Sri Lanka
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Head set to open batting as Australia weighs options for first test against Sri Lanka

The rainy weather conditions have given Australia a selection problem for the opening test against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, although one thing seems certain: Travis Head will open the batting. Stand-in captain Steve Smith has hinted at a range of strategies under consideration depending on the weather, but highlighted that Head — who is typically a dependable presence in the middle order — has previously thrived as an opener in Asian conditions.“Travis will go to the top,” Smith said at a news conference. “The selectors liked what they saw in India when he opened. He attacked the new ball, scored quickly, and immediately put the opposition under pressure. We’re expecting a similar impact here.”Head’s promotion to the top means 19-year-old Sam Konstas, who had a sensational debut in th...
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