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Lyon bags five as Aussies stumble late
A Steve Smith run out minutes before stumps has highlighted Australia’s jitters with the bat in Sri Lanka after Nathan Lyon joined elite company with his 20th five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
A Steve Smith run out minutes before stumps has highlighted Australia’s jitters with the bat in Sri Lanka after Nathan Lyon joined elite company with his 20th five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
Australia has been spun out of its one-day series in Sri Lanka with a four-run defeat in Colombo.
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A muscle strain for star batsman Steve Smith added further pain to Australia’s swollen injury list during its rain-affected 26-run ODI loss to Sri Lanka overnight.
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