Australia have emphatically swatted aside Sri Lanka in their final Test before August’s Ashes — and are now talking up their chances of winning in England for the first time in 18 years. Sri Lanka, who are at a low ebb after being whitewashed at home by England, were thrashed by 366 runs in Canberra on Monday morning, with Mitchell Starc picking up five for 46 at the end of his mixed summer to seal the 2-0 series win. The ball-tampering bans on batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner end next month and, after Joe Burns, Travis Head and Kurtis Patterson started to settle in Test cricket with centuries in Canberra, the clouds over Australian cricket might just be lifting. “I think everyone has, to a degree, got to earn their stripes. Those two have plenty of runs in the bank,” said captain Tim Paine of Smith and Warner. “I see us going to the Ashes and them having a huge part in us winning the series. That’s how I see how important they are to this team. “We know how good they are. Hopefully once their bans are up they’ll be welcomed back and they’ll win Test matches like… Read full this story
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