Live updates from Game 12 of the ICC Champions Trophy fixture between Australia and Sri Lanka played at Kennington Oval, London.
Defending champions Australia will have to put David Warner's bar brawl controversy and questions surrounding their team culture behind them when they take on Sri Lanka in their final league fixture here on Monday to decide the last of the remaining ICC Champions Trophy semi-final places.
It will be a virtual quarter-final clash between the two sides at Kennington Oval but a lot will depend on the outcome of the Group A match between England and New Zealand in Cardiff to decide the equations.
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04:43 PM, Jun 17, 2013
London: Defending champions Australia will have to put David Warner's bar brawl controversy and questions surrounding their team culture behind them when they take on Sri Lanka in their final league fixture here on Monday to decide the last of the remaining ICC Champions Trophy semi-final places. It will be a virtual quarter-final clash between the two sides at Kennington Oval but a lot will depend on the outcome of...
12:24 PM, Jun 16, 2013
London: Stand-in captain George Bailey insists leading Australia during the Champions Trophy tournament in Britain has been a "dream come true" despite the distractions of the David Warner affair. The 30-year-old Tasmanian, already Australia's Twenty20 skipper, has found himself in charge of the one-day side while regular captain Michael Clarke has been sidelined with a recurrence of his longstanding back problem. Bailey responded by top-scoring for defending champions Australia with...
08:38 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Birmingham: Describing David Warner as "generous and giving", Australia's stand-in cricket captain George Bailey downplayed the opener's bar-room brawl with England batsman Joe Root, calling it a "minor" incident but "disappointing" nonetheless. After the ICC Champions Trophy Australia versus New Zealand group A match here was abandoned due to rain, the post-match media conference of Bailey centred around Warner. "It's been dealt with from my point of view. It's disappointing,...
09:57 AM, Jun 13, 2013
Edgbaston: The stand-in Australian skipper George Bailey says that he is happy with the team's performance but it is disappointing that the match ended with no result. The Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and New Zealand was abandoned because of rain at Edgbaston on Wednesday. New Zealand had reached 51 for 2 from 15 overs chasing 244 for victory when rain forced the players off the field and...
08:39 AM, Jun 13, 2013
Australia, sans their regular skipper Michael Clarke, proved to be no match to England and now must beat NZ to stay alive. Australia opener David Warner will miss the match pending inquiry into his alleged involvement in a bar brawl. New Zealand had won their first match against Sri Lanka by one wicket. ...
02:03 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Birmingham: Australia's stand-in skipper George Bailey on Tuesday said the defeat against England in their Champions Trophy opener does not mean that they have reached the panic station. The defending champions must defeat New Zealand on Wednesday to remain in the semi-final hunt and Bailey is keen to see that his side plays its best cricket. "We're not playing the cricket we'd like to play. Probably the best way to...
08:38 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Birmingham: After their meek surrender against England in their opening game, a struggling Australia will have to work on their batting frailties when they take on a confident New Zealand in a Group A match of the Champions Trophy here Wednesday. Australia, sans their regular skipper Michael Clarke, proved to be no match to the English side as they suffered a huge 48-run defeat to start their campaign on a...
01:25 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Birmingham: Stand-in captain George Bailey urged Australia to remain true to themselves despite a defeat by England that dented their hopes of retaining the Champions Trophy. In what was the first of 26 Anglo-Australian clashes across all formats between now and February 2, England beat their arch-rivals by 48 runs to win Saturday's Group A opener at Edgbaston. Australia, still without injured captain Michael Clarke due to a recurrence of...
10:28 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Birmingham: Australia's stand-in skipper George Bailey on Saturday said they could not get the momentum going as their batting let them down against England in their Champions Trophy opener. "We couldn't get any momentum and well done to England - they restricted us well. The scoreline flattered us a little; it was the batting which let us down," said Bailey, who was the top-scorer with a 69-ball 55 for Australia....
08:33 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Birmingham: Smarting under a humiliating 243-run defeat against India in a warm-up match in Cardiff earlier this week, Australia's stand-in captain George Bailey says he is ready to lead Australia in their Champions Trophy opener against England here on Saturday. Clarke has been ruled out with a lower back pain. Bailey has been Australia's T20 skipper but against England at Edgbaston, this will be Bailey first big test as a...
10:41 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Birmingham: Two-time defending champions they might be, but Australia are looking more vulnerable than ever as they brace up for their Champions Trophy Group A opener against confident Ashes rivals England here on Saturday. Their patchy form aside, Aussies have a major worry to deal with as skipper Michael Clarke's long-standing back problem has flared up once again. Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia's opening Champions Trophy match...
01:40 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Australia recalled all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to the squad for their Champions Trophy defence and named George Bailey as vice captain on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Marsh, who played his only one-day international in 2011 against South Africa, was rewarded with a place in the 15-member squad for his strong domestic limited over performance for Western Australia. "Mitchell's domestic season was interrupted by (hamstring) injury but there's no doubt he has the...
11:10 AM, May 01, 2013
Sri Lanka chased down the target of 138 in 18.5 overs with Angelo Mathews top scoring with 38. ...
01:52 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Victory at the SCG will also ensure Sri Lanka retains its No. 1 ranking in the ICC Twenty20 international rankings. ...
11:36 AM, Jan 25, 2013
After posting a huge 305 for 5, Australia dismissed Sri Lanka for just 198 to go 1-0 up in the five-match series. ...
08:26 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Sri Lanka are banking on the return of slinging paceman Lasith Malinga to give them a fresh start. ...
02:11 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Under the BBL playing conditions each member of the playing 11 is fined USD 250 and captain also incurs on strike. ...
11:36 AM, Dec 18, 2012
George Bailey warned Sri Lanka to get Chris Gayle out cheaply in the World Twenty20 decider or face defeat. ...
08:27 AM, Oct 06, 2012
