Sri Lanka lost their opening match of the tri-nation series Down Under. What is defeat however, to a team that has been battling misery for months and playing with empty purses against a side that is backed by the richest Board in the world?

It’s summer-time in January in Australia but this year, the heat just got a little too unbearable.

The cliché in cricket has always been its unpredictable nature. And who best to know it than a team of 15 in blue. A year began with a bang and the next with a loud thud of defeat(s).

There was a time when the lions of cricket roamed stadiums all over with pride. They roared with the bat and killed with the ball. They hunted in packs and were the undisputed kings of the 'game.' The Australian team now, resemble the same lions albeit ragged, aging and toothless from numerous fights. Threatening but not frightening.