Mathews upbeat despite defeat

Mathews - remaining upbeat.
Australia welcome triumph on Friday.

Australia edge thriller

Australia kept their unbeaten record in the ODI tri-series intact as they clinched a thrilling five-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a never-say-die innings from Angelo Mathews in Perth on Friday.

Clarke - focused on his own game.

Clarke unfazed by Jayawardene

Michael Clarke insists he is choosing to ignore Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene's comments that the Australian bowling attack is under strength.

Jayawardene - setting his sights on Australia's bowlers.

Jayawardene targets Australia attack

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene insists injuries to key Australian bowlers has left the tri-series tournament hosts short on options going into their ODI clash in Perth on Friday.

Kohli - suffered cramp injury during his knock.

Dhoni urges players to learn

Despite beating Sri Lanka by four wickets in the ODI tri-series in Australia on Wednesday, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has urged his players to learn from their mistakes and try to avoid injury.

Ashwin - key man for India.

Easy but unconvincing win for India

It was India who took the points but in the context of the tri-series as a whole, Australia were the winners after a fairly poor match.

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