Sri Lanka, Australia and Test cricket

Karunaratne's farewell begins the end of an era of Sri Lankan Test cricket
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Australia Move Closer To Test Cricket Greatness After Crushing Sri Lanka
Australia displayed a ruthlessness against Sri Lanka as they seek greatness in Test cricket with an eye towards legacy defining series in India and England in 2027.
Cricket-Australia thump Sri Lanka by nine wickets to sweep series
(Reuters) -A clinical Australia took a little over three days to pound Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the second test and complete a 2-0 series sweep in Galle on Sunday. Australia's first series victory in Sri Lanka since 2011 is a timely boost for a team that will be defending their World Test Championship (WTC) title in the final against South Africa in June.
Australia secures first test series win in Sri Lanka in 14 years
Top order batter Marnus Labuschagne flicked a delivery from retiring Sri Lankan player Dimuth Karunaratne to mid-wicket to complete the triumph, just 15 minutes before lunch on the fourth day. It's Australia’s first test series win on Sri Lankan soil since 2011.
Australia on the brink of series sweep after dominant third day against Sri Lanka
Australia put on a clinical display on the third day of the second test against Sri Lanka, leaving the hosts teetering at 211-8 and holding a slender lead of just 54 runs on Saturday. The visitors will try to wrap up the Sri Lankan innings early on the fourth morning and chase down the target in a bid to complete a 2-0 series sweep.
What does Test cricket mean to the Test teams outside the World Test Championship?
Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland have no pathway to break into the league of nine teams and play few Tests. What does their ...
World Test Championship in June relaunch amid talks over two-tier system
Exclusive: ECB chairman Richard Thompson to lead revamp in search of ‘fairer competition’ in time for start of England v ...
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World Test Championship Final 2025 tickets on sale from January 31
ICC has announced that tickets for the highly-anticipated clash between South Africa and Australia in the ICC World Test ...
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Which teams would win a Test championship if there had been one all along?
South Africa, now settled as a top-level team, and with a strong domestic scene supporting the Test environment, finished ...
Australia's test cricketers to tour West Indies for the first time in a decade
The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that Australia will tour the Caribbean in June and July for a three-test series ...
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Cricket's New Era: A Two-Tier Test Championship Looms
The World Test Championship will transition to a two-tier system, aiming to create a fairer competition. The change is driven by the ICC, with discussions led by ECB's Richard Thompson and ICC Chair ...
New Zealand vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Tri-Series in Pakistan 2025
Follow live coverage of New Zealand vs South Africa from the Tri-Series in Pakistan 2025 today. The ICC Test Championship ...