Australia sent spinning as tour takes turn for worse

Reminds me of 2005.
Bring on the Ashes.

So Ireland made it through to the Super Eights stage of the World Twenty20 and Australia did not. They may have been a shade unfortunate to have been drawn in the strongest group in the first stage, but after their drubbing by West Indies on Saturday, Australia were deservedly beaten again last night, with an over to spare, by a Sri Lanka side showing greater invention and composure.

While the rest of the world’s leading teams take aim for the final at Lord’s on June 21, Australia will retire to their new base in Leicester, licking their wounds and kicking their heels. They do not have another game scheduled until they travel to Hove to play Sussex on June 24.