Australia are thrashed by 174 runs by Sri Lanka in their final one-day international before their Champions Trophy opener against England.

The newly announced $3.8 million on offer to the winners of the Champions Trophy could prove beyond the reach of the patched-together Australian ODI outfit with serious batting questions emerging after being spun out in the biggest ever loss to Sri Lanka.

New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan with a hamstring tear. Sears suffered the injury in training in Karachi on Wednesday. Scan results have shown a minor tear which would keep Sears out of action for two weeks.

Ben Sears has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy with a hamstring injury. Sears, who was also part of New Zealand's squad for the tri-series in Pakistan, felt pain in his left hamstring at the team's training session in Karachi on Wednesday.

New Zealand has been forced to change its Champions Trophy squad after Ben Sears's hamstring injury prevented it from participating in the tournament. New Zealand opted for a like-for-like replacement by bringing in right-arm seamer Jacob Duffy to the 15-player squad before playing the tournament opener against Pakistan on Wednesday.