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: 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
London: Australia captain Michael Clarke has insisted the side will put their off-field troubles behind them and be "100 per cent ready for the Ashes" come next month's first Test against England. The latest in a recent line of high-profile disciplinary problems saw opener David Warner suspended Thursday by Cricket Australia until the start of the first Test in Nottingham on July 10 after punching England batsman Joe Root in...
09:16 AM, Jun 14, 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
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: 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
Cardiff: Australia expect Michael Clarke to face England in their Champions Trophy opener despite the captain travelling to London on Wednesday for specialist treatment on his longstanding back problem. The injury flared up again before the final Test of Australia's 4-0 series loss in India two months ago, and he has been unable to play a part in their Champions Trophy warm-up games, including Tuesday's 243-run hammering by India in...
11:37 PM, Jun 04, 2013
London: Australia captain Michael Clarke is a doubt for their opening Champions Trophy match against England on Saturday due to an on-going back problem, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. Clarke sat out their final warm-up game against India in Cardiff on Tuesday after missing last Saturday's match against West Indies. "Michael is still experiencing some lower back pain and as such is not fit for the warm-up game against India...
06:06 PM, Jun 04, 2013
After MS Dhoni (91) and Dinesh Karthik (146*) helped India recover to post 308 for 6, Umesh Yadav ripped the Aussies apart with a spell of 5 for 18 to bowl them out for 65. It was Karthik's second consecutive century after his ton in the first warm-up game against Sri Lanka, which India won as well. India will play South Africa in the tournament opener on June 6. ...
02:04 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Cardiff: Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday should his side successfully defend their Champions Trophy one day title it would give them a huge boost ahead of taking England on in the Ashes series which follows. The 32-year-old is seeking a pick me up ahead of the Ashes next month after a humiliating 4-0 Test series loss to India which was also marked by serious splits in the...
08:26 AM, May 30, 2013
Skipper Michael Clarke says spinner Nathan Lyon needs not look over his shoulder in England in the coming months despite the looming presence of Fawad Ahmed in the Australian team set-up. Lyon was the only spin bowler named in the 16-man squad for the five-Test Ashes series starting on July 10, but there is mounting speculation Pakistani-born leg-spinner Ahmed will be drafted into the side at his expense. Former refugee...
10:18 AM, May 27, 2013
Sydney: Skipper Michael Clarke said on Sunday he is looking for success in next month's Champions Trophy to gain Ashes series momentum for his side against England. Clarke and several players left on Sunday for England to prepare for the June 6-23 Champions Trophy in England and Wales as a prelude to the five-Test Ashes series in July-August. While interest has centred on the Ashes starting at Nottingham's Trent Bridge...
05:29 PM, May 26, 2013
Sydney: Australia are rightly underdogs for the upcoming Ashes series in England but will do everything they can to bring the coveted urn back home, skipper Michael Clarke said on Wednesday. There was more talk of aspiration than expectation as the Australia squad officially bid farewell to the country in a ceremony at Sydney airport before their departure for England at the weekend. England hold the Ashes after a convincing...
11:22 AM, May 22, 2013
Sydney: Skipper Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying Wednesday he could still captain Australia despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant. Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later Wednesday over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers. He faces sanctions ranging from a fine to suspension or...
09:18 AM, May 22, 2013
Sydney: England will have 33 scheduled international playing days on their Ashes tour to Australia starting in November, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. The tour programme includes five Tests, a streamlined five one-day international series, three Twenty20 internationals and five other tour games. The Ashes Test series begins at Brisbane's Gabba ground on November 21 with further Tests in Adelaide (December 5-9), Perth (December 13-17), Melbourne (December 26-30) and the...
04:58 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland Wednesday backed the team management that had axed four players, including then vice-captain Shane Watson, ahead of the Mohali Test against India in March on ground of breach of discipline. Speaking for the first time on the issue which became a talking point during Australia's disastrous series, Sutherland said he has "in-depth" understanding of what had happened at that time. Coach Mickey Arthur...
05:55 PM, May 15, 2013
Sydney: Australian captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday he was confident his troublesome back would not prevent him from leading Australia in the two Ashes series against England this year. Clarke has managed the back problem since he was first diagnosed with a degenerative condition aged 17, but it forced him out of the fourth Test against India in March when the tourists went down 4-0. The 32-year-old, who struggled...
09:22 AM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Approaching his 40th birthday, Sachin Tendulkar's "insatiable hunger and incredible talent" has fetched him glowing tributes from fellow cricketers who say the batting great's longevity and passion for the game can never be surpassed. Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in modern-day cricket, will turn 40 on April 24 and some of his contemporary cricketers doffed their hats for his unprecedented achievements on the cricket field....
02:23 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Clarke also feels it's harsh to claim that this is Australia's worst team ever after just one bad Test series against India. ...
12:30 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Clarke, who returned home early from Australia's Test tour to India with a back injury, was discharged early Monday morning, said Cricket Australia. ...
02:11 PM, Apr 01, 2013
