Bracken slides Sri Lanka to 128-run defeat
Nathan Bracken bowled Australia to a comfortable win, exploiting the slow SCG pitch to perfection after Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist set up an imposing target of 6 for 253
08/02Result
3rd Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Feb 8 2008
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
125 (31.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
08/02Result
3rd Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Feb 8 2008
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
125 (31.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Melbourne conditions will suit Australia
Ricky Ponting says Australia will carry their momentum into Sunday's game against India in Melbourne
Bracken's favourite opponents, and Gilchrist goes slow
Stats highlights from the third ODI of the CB Series, between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Sydney
Opening swashbucklers experience change of pace
The left-handed gun fight between Adam Gilchrist and Sanath Jayasuriya didn't explode in conditions that were not ideal for the flashy strokeplay
'There's still things I want to improve' - Bracken
Nathan Bracken believes he is not at his peak despite collecting his bestODI figures in Australia's 128-run thrashing of Sri Lanka
Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, CB Series, Brisbane
Match home for the third match of the CB series between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney, February 8, 2008
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