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Why Australia can learn from Sri Lanka’s dysfunction despite series win When Mitchell Starc thundered through the defences of Vishwa Fernando to pick up his second five-wicket haul of the Canberra Test, you could be forgiven for thinking Sri Lanka and Australia were playing different sports. After what has been arguably the most tumultuous 12 months in the nation’s rich cricketing history, a visit from Sri Lanka was just the antidote Australia needed ahead of a World Cup and Ashes series. But a closer look at the plight of the two nations who were powerhouses of the game during the 2000s shows they might not be too dissimilar after all. Australia would be well-advised to take a hard and strong look at what has caused Sri Lanka’s alarming drop into cricket purgatory to avoid the same fate. Starc was able to get back to his best, but it is Australia’s ...