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COLOMBO: Australia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch thanked the Sri Lankan fans for their support and expressed his gratitude for touring the crisis-hit country in challenging times.

The Sri Lankan fans showed up in large numbers for the last match of the white-ball series between the two teams wearing yellow and gold to support the touring side, who won the fifth ODI to wrap up their white-ball tour. But the hosts prevailed 3-2 to win the series.

The Aussie players then also received a round of applause and standing ovation from the Sri Lankan fans after the conclusion of the fifth ODI. The Australian captain Finch, left amused by the electric environment and lauded the Sri Lankan fans for their support.

“We’re very grateful that we’ve been able to tour here. We know the difficulties that Sri Lanka has faced in recent times,” said Finch.

“Hopefully over these eight white-ball games we’ve been able to provide some joy to people in the country,” he maintained.

The skipper then went on to heap praises on the Sri Lankan fans and termed them, wonderful people and great supporters of cricket.

“It was outstanding, the Sri Lankan people are wonderful people,” Finch added. “The support that they provide is second to none. They are great cricket supporters, it’s not just constant noise, they ride the emotions of the game.

“When Sri Lanka are up and about, that’s as loud as anywhere you’ll visit in the world,” he concluded.

In a video shared by cricket.com.au, Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, on the other hand, termed the moment as a pretty extraordinary feeling and revealed that he told his teammates that it was one of the most special feeling being able to walk around the ground and have a foreign country cheer for you.

"We're generally the enemy" 😅

The scenes in Colombo after the fifth ODI were unreal and left Glenn Maxwell and the Aussies stunned as fans thanked them for touring 🥰 #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/Xugt5KVmyX

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) June 24, 2022

 

“A lot of times when Australia tours we are generally the enemy and [there are] not too many Australian fans in the stands. But to have the support and fans that are here at the moment is truly extraordinary,” Maxwell stated.

“Everyone’s wearing yellow. They’ve got all the Australian flags all over the place. It’s extremely special and it’s a credit to everyone that’s been able to get out here. It’s been such a tough time obviously for the locals. For them to come out and support us, hopefully, both teams can entertain them and they’ve had a really good time during the one-day series,” he concluded.

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MELBOURNE: Australia’s all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been added to the Australia squad for their upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka as the left-hander Travis Head is sidelined due to a hamstring injury.

Maxwell, who last played for Australia in the longest format of the game five years, can make a surprising return to the format as he has been called to join the injury-hit touring side for the forthcoming Test series.

Maxwell is poised to make his return to Test cricket on Wednesday in Galle with Travis Head questionable and Ashton Agar virtually out of the first Test of the series.

While Agar is dealing with a side strain and has designated the second Test as the earliest possible return date, left-handed batter Head suffered a hamstring injury earlier this week in the ODI series.

Apart from Maxwell, Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis are the other candidates to fill up Head’s No. 5 spot if the latter fails to recover in time.

Furthermore, according to cricket.com.au, Jon Holland, Matthew Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy will all remain in Sri Lanka in order to assist the Test match preparations and to adapt to the experience of playing in the subcontinent.

It is pertinent to mention here that Australia will take on Sri Lanka in two Tests from June 29 to July 12.

Sri Lanka Test squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya De Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Mohamed Shiraz, Shiran Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lakshitha Rasanjana, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lasith Embuldeniya, Suminda Lakshan

Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner

Test Series Schedule

June 29 – July 3: First Test, Galle
July 8-12: Second Test, Galle

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MELBOURNE: The Big Bash League (BBL)’s COVID-19 crisis exacerbated after  Melbourne Stars’ skipper – Glenn Maxwell, became the team’s 13th victim for the virus.

In a press release, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the news of the all-rounder’s contraction to the widely spread virus. According to CA, hours later Maxwell’s positive test, Melbourne Renegades became the fifth BBL franchise to report a COVID-19 case, this season.

The 33-years-old will isolate himself for the mandatory seven day period and will be able to participate in the upcoming matches after returning a negative result.

On the other hand, the mandatory seven-day isolation for most Stars players who contracted the virus during the initial outbreak will end in the coming days, which means Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, and Nathan Coulter-Niles may get released.

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