Mitchell Starc to Nissanka, no run, Starc drags the length back on off - Nissanka gets across and defends it with soft hands, the ball rolling to gully
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Mitchell Starc to Nissanka, no run, good comeback from Starc - on a length and shaping away from off, draws Nissanka into a tentative push and he's beaten on the outside edge
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Mitchell Starc to Nissanka, FOUR, to sweeper cover
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Mitchell Starc to Nissanka, no run, on a good length and shaping back into the right-hander, Nissanka leans across and defends it with a straight bat
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Mitchell Starc to Nissanka, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping down leg, Nissanka was shaping for the flick and missed
Nissanka and Karunaratne are at the crease. Nissanka is on strike. Mitchell Starc will open the attack
Mitchell Starc with the new ball for Australia.. Two slips and a gully in place..
A special moment for Dimuth Karunaratne, becoming the 7th Sri Lankan to feature in 100 Tests. His entire family is out there to cherish the moment. A couple of presentations to be made - Sanath Jayasuriya presents him with the 100th Test cap and engulfs him with a warm embrace. He's then presented with a plaque and a memento from Sri Lanka Cricket to make his 100th and final appearance in whites memorable. Time for some photos before he gets ready to walk out to the middle, in his 100th and final Test
Steve Smith - One change for us, Cooper Conolly makes his Test debut, replacing Tim Murphy. We'll have to go out and bowl well, take our chances and hopefully there'll be some swing with the new ball.
Dhananjaya de Silva - We'll bat first. Batting first is big in Galle, we need to get some runs, we've planned well. He's been a great captain, has scored a lot of runs and we'll miss him. Three changes for us..
The conditions are perfect and we're playing on pitch number 5 today. It looks very dry and with very little grass. There are already some cracks, the groundsmen have had plenty of time to prepare this pitch. The ball will spin right from the first hour, win the toss, put the runs on the board and you're in the game, reckons Farveez Maharoof, in his pitch report.
Just that one change for Australia.Three changes for the hosts though - Pathum Nissanka is back replacing Oshada Fernando, Ramesh Mendis comes in place of Jeffrey Vandersay and there's like-for-like replacement with Lahiru Kumar being the only pacer, he replaces Asitha Fernando
Teams:
Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Josh Inglis, Alex Carey(w), Beau Webster, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon
It's confirmed, Cooper Connolly will make his debut today
Sri Lanka added off-spinner Ramesh Mendis to their squad ahead of this Test. He brings some experience and a greater batting ability lower down the order.
Day 1, 9am local: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. It will also be the 100th and final Test for Dimuth Karunaratne who has announced his retirement from the game. Australia lead the series 1-0 after a sensational performance last week which condemned Sri Lanka to their biggest defeat in Test history. The hosts are now hoping to retaliate on a pitch that looks to be much drier than the previous one.
Sri Lanka
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