AUS 1ST

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Chandimal. Travis Head is disappointed as he toe ends that slog straight down Long-on's throat.

OUT! Caught. Jeffrey Vandersay to Marnus Labuschagne. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to first slip, caught by de Silva. Clever bowling from the leggie.

OUT! L.B.W. Jeffrey Vandersay to Steve Smith. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. A brilliant knock from the Australian skipper comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja. Arm length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Mendis. A marathon innings from Usman Khawaja has come to an end.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Josh Inglis. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Mendis.

OUT! Caught. Jeffrey Vandersay to Beau Webster. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Mendis. Webster looks to clear the field but hits straight to the fielder.

SLA 1ST

OUT! L.B.W. Matthew Kuhnemann to Oshada Fernando. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad. Plumb in front! Three reds in the hawk-eye.

OUT! Caught (Sub). Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to fourth slip. Great catch from the substitute McSweeney.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Head. Turn and bounce undoes Matthews.

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Kamindu Mendis. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, inside edge, caught by Carey. The double bluff has worked! Kamidu Mendis has been strangled down the leg side.

OUT! Stumped. Matthew Kuhnemann to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed, by Carey. DDS loses his concentration after the drinks break.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Murphy. The plan works! Good running catch from Murphy.

OUT! L.B.W. Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad. Nathan Lyon removes the last hope for Sri Lanka.

OUT! Stumped. Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, missed, by Carey. Sri Lankan tailenders can't hang around.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Inglis. First Test catch for Josh Inglis.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Starc. That's the final wicket. Sri Lanka quickly lost the last five wickets this morning, adding 29 runs to the overnight score. Matthew Kuhnemann picked up his second five-wicket haul of his Test career. Nathan Lyon picked up three wickets. Australia has enforced the follow-on in Asia for the first time since 2002, with 489 runs to play with the hosts. Join us for the next innings shortly.

SLA 2ND

OUT! L.B.W. Mitchell Starc to Oshada Fernando. In-swinging half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad. Great delivery from Starc! Plumb in front.

OUT! Bowled. Todd Murphy to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left. Karunaratne leaves a straight one.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, Gloved to short leg, caught by Head. Nathan Lyon gets Dinesh Chandimal twice in one session. That will also be Lunch on Day 4. This game moved rapidly during this first session. Australia picked up the last five wickets quickly and enforced the follow-on. The Sri Lankan openers couldn't negotiate the new ball. With a huge lead ahead of them, they succumbed under pressure. Chandimal and Mathews built a 69-run partnership, but Nathan Lyon broke that just before Lunch. Join us for the next session in 40 minutes.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Kamindu Mendis. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Starc. Kamindu Mendis looks to be ultra-aggressive but holds out in the deep.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Head. Chris Gaffaney confirms that Mathews has nicked that.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Webster. Brilliant captaincy from Steve Smith to keep the fielders up.

OUT! Stumped. Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot working, missed, by Carey. Clever bowling and brilliant keeping from Carey.

OUT! Bowled. Nathan Lyon to Prabath Jayasuriya. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed. Slogged and missed completely.

OUT! Bowled. Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Knocked him over.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Starc. That's the game, a match Australia dominated right from the word go. They posted 654 runs in the first innings with Usman Khawaja's double hundred and Steve Smith's 141 being the highlight. Matt Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon rattled the Sri Lankan batters in both innings with their skills and execution. Steve Smith's captaincy was fabulous throughout this game, and this is his 22nd Test victory. Usman Khawaja is the Player of the Match.

Over 154. 7 runs. Bowler: Nishan Peiris. Australia: 654/6(rr 4.25)

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis. Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey rush off the field. Steve Smith has declared Australia's innings. Usman Khawaja stands out with a double hundred in his name. Steve Smith and Josh Inglis scored centuries as their contributions. Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay bagged three wickets each. After a long day in the field, Sri Lankan batters are ready to show their fight with the bat. Join us for the next innings in a while.

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

FOUR! Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Nishan Peiris to Alex Carey. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.

Over 153. 2 runs. Bowler: Jeffrey Vandersay. Australia: 647/6(rr 4.23)

Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

Over 152. 8 runs. Bowler: Nishan Peiris. Australia: 645/6(rr 4.24)

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs.

SIX! Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Nishan Peiris to Alex Carey. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Over 53. 4 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 165/10(rr 3.11)

FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

Over 52. 4 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 161/9(rr 3.10)

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, thick edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.

FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Over 51. 1 run. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 157/8(rr 3.08)

Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Over 50. no runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 156/7(rr 3.12)

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Webster.

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Over 55. 10 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 247/10(rr 4.49)

SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.

Over 54. 1 run. Bowler: Todd Murphy. Sri Lanka: 237/9(rr 4.39)

Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Webster.

Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.

Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Webster.

Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.

Over 53. 5 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 236/9(rr 4.45)

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.

FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs, fielded by Inglis, fielded by Khawaja.

Over 52. 3 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Sri Lanka: 231/9(rr 4.44)

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, run save by Head, shy attempt by Kuhnemann. Sensible batting from Vandersay.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
B Fernandolbw Kuhnemann	7	10	1	0	70
F Karunaratnecaught(sub) b Starc	7	13	1	0	53.85
L Chandimallbw Lyon	72	139	9	0	51.8
A Mathewsc Head b Lyon	7	18	1	0	38.89
P Mendisc Carey b Starc	15	38	1	1	39.47
D de Silvast Carey b Kuhnemann	22	34	3	0	64.71
B Mendisc Murphy b Kuhnemann	21	40	1	1	52.5
N Jayasuriyast Carey b Kuhnemann	0	6	0	0	0.0
J Vandersayc Starc b Kuhnemann	4	7	1	0	57.14
K Peirisc Inglis b Lyon	5	9	1	0	55.56
A Fernandonot out	0	1	0	0	0.0

Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	E/R
M Starc	8	1	13	2	0	1.63
M Kuhnemann	18.2	3	63	5	0	3.44
N Lyon	20	3	57	3	0	2.85
T Murphy	6	1	28	0	1	4.67

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