Sri Lanka knocked world one-day champions Australia out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday with a six wicket victory in their Group C match at Trent Bridge. Scores: Australia 159-9 v Sri Lanka 160-4 (T Dilshan 53, K Sangakkara 55 not out)

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb 53 from 32 balls and captain Kumar Sangakkara an unbeaten 55, while Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga both took three wickets as Sri Lanka booked its place in the Super 8 phase of the tournament.
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"I can't tell you how disappointed I am that we're not through,'' Australian captain Ricky Ponting said.

"And I can't understand why, when everything was going well. I think that's five international Twenty20 games we've lost in a row, but I couldn't have been happier with what we did coming into the tournament.''

They now turn their attention to retaining the Ashes urn in the five-Test series against England starting next month.

"The Aussies now have two weeks to fill before the Ashes tour begins. So throw another shrimp on the barbie, Ricky!" the Sun mocked.

The Daily Express also remarked on how the Australians would spend their time, suggesting a theme park or even the London Eye, saying there was only so much "net practice and thumb-twiddling" a team can do.