Skipper Steven Smith blames Australia's "lack of discipline" on the batting front for the number one Test team's shock loss to Sri Lanka.

Tonight, Sri Lanka are gonna party like it's 1999. Specifically, like it's September 11, 1999, the only other date on which they have beaten Australia in a Test.

Rain and bad light delay the start of the fifth and final day's play in the nail-biting first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele on Saturday.

Australia call up left-arm spinner Jon Holland in a like-for-like replacement on Friday after a hamstring injury all but ends Steve O'Keefe's tour of Sri Lanka.

Australia remove Sri Lankan opener Kusal Perera cheaply after building up an 86-run first innings lead over their hosts.

Muttiah Muralidaran who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 becomes the first cricketer from Sri Lanka to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.

Adam Voges remains unbeaten on a match-high 41 as Australia overcame a batting collapse to lead Sri Lanka by 29 runs at lunch on the second day of what promises to be a low-scoring first test at Pallekele.

An unbroken stand of 59 between Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja places Australia in command of their opening Test against Sri Lanka.

The duo of Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood share three spoils each to snuff out Sri Lanka for a paltry117 in just 34.2 overs on Day 1 of the first Test at the Pallekele International Stadium.

Sri Lanka's record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralidaran launches a blistering attack Monday on his former bosses after they complained about his behaviour in his new role as a mentor to Australia.

Australian captain Steve Smith names spin twins Nathan Lyon and Steve O'Keefe in his line-up Monday for the series opener against Sri Lanka.

Australia will be looking to local legend and one-time bogeyman Muttiah Muralitharan to inspire them to success on his home patch as the world's number one Test team begin a three-match series in Sri Lanka this week.

Teenage fast bowler Asitha Fernando has been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the Test series with Australia.

Keen to beat Sri Lanka in their own spin game, Australia rope in local spin great Muttiah Muralidaran to help their slow owlers ahead of the three-Test series beginning at Pallekele later this month.

Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler ensure that Sri Lanka remain winless on their tour of England by leading their team to an easy win in the series-ending T20 International.

Angelo Mathews said he had no intention of quitting as Sri Lanka captain after yet another crushing defeat by England.

Joe Root and Jos Buttler laid the platform for England's dominant 122-run win over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff.

Test cricket's newest nations are in despair at plans to split the format into two divisions, fearing it could undo decades of hard-fought progress on the field and kill interest in the game.

Jason Roy was left with a bitter-sweet taste after his spectacular match-winning 162 clinched a one-day series win over Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Jason Roy fell five runs short of setting a new batting record but his superb 162 still helped England win the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka and take an unassailable 2-0 series lead on Wednesday.