Australia will resume play on day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka on 313/8 at the Galle International Stadium this morning, with skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon at the crease.
Fifites from Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green yesterday helped Australia take a lead of over 100 on a day that was reduced to two sessions due to rain in Galle.
The first session of play was washed out yesterday due to rain.
Despite the pitch staying covered for most parts, there was huge spin on offer from the get-go.
Travis Head’s decision to play against the spin backfired as Dhananjaya de Silva completed a brilliant return catch to dismiss the southpaw.
Khawaja’s dream run with the bat continued as he notched up yet another fifty.
The spin and bounce on the surface continued to trouble the batters but Cameron Green found a way to keep the scoreboard ticking with occasional boundaries.
Khawaja looked set for a big score before he became Jeffrey Vandersay’s first Test wicket.
Coming out to bat in the final session in the 40s, only one of them managed to score a half-century.
Green hit a four to get to his milestone in style but Alex Carey failed to do so as he was out to yet another stunning catch, this time from Dinesh Chandimal while running backwards.
Green and Mitchell Starc added 37 crucial runs for the seventh wicket before both of them were back in the hut in the space of four balls.
Skipper Pat Cummins came out and landed some lusty blows including one maximum that went outside the stadium and onto the roads.
However, that six was the last bit of action on day two as bad light forced umpires to call stumps early.
