Australia, Sri Lanka and Khawaja

Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records
Sri Lanka is 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 in Galle.
Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka
Australia's Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to power the tourists to a mammoth 654 for six before they declared their first innings on day two of the opening test on Thursday.
Stats: Khawaja-Smith notch up Australia's highest stand in Sri Lanka
232 by Usman Khawaja is the third highest by a visiting batter in Sri Lanka behind Chris Gayle's 333 at the same venue in 2010 and Stephen Fleming's unbeaten 274 at Colombo PSS in 2003. The previous highest for Australia in the country was Justin Langer's 166 at Colombo SSC in 2004.
Australia in command as Smith, Khawaja punish Sri Lanka on rain-hit opening day of first test
Australia’s batters have feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle.
Cricket-Head replaces Konstas as Australia opener against Sri Lanka
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.
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Christina Matthews inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame ahead of Women's Ashes Test
Christina Matthews, the former Australia wicketkeeper, vice-captain, and long-time cricket administrator, has been inducted ...
Cricket Australia’s first female boss ‘a long way off’ according to hall of fame inductee
Christina Matthews made her mark on the game as a champion wicketkeeper and a trailblazing administrator and is still pushing ...
Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Team To Take Field With Pride, But Thorny Issue Remains In A Stalemate
Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains ...
Christina Matthews entered into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
Australia has its latest induction to the cricket hall of fame, with Christina Matthews completing her rise from sewn-on baggy green to the highest accolade in Australian Cricket. Christina Matthews’ ...
The solution to Australian cricket’s spin problem has been hiding in plain sight
Matt Kuhnemann’s nickname has been a succinct way of underlining his importance to Australian campaigns on the subcontinent – ...
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Australia Cricket Team News
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test Day 2, LIVE Scorecard Updates: Steve Smith became the fourth Australian batter to cross 10,000 Test runs on Day 1, and resumed unbeaten on 104. Australian opener ...
Stats - Australia's new Asian high, Khawaja's big effort and Inglis' dream debut
Khawaja, Smith, Inglis all made landmark contributions while Sri Lanka's bowlers had an innings to forget | ESPN.com ...
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Fabricating stories, burning jerseys and secret plans: The tale of Afghanistan women's arrival in Australia
The list of 19 Afghanistan contracted players soon grew to more than 135 with players’ family members as well coaches, ...