- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.6 third one! Teasing ball, length delivery outside off, and he tries to get his bat back after trying to defend. But it's taken a glove-touch, and Paine takes a very sharp catch 54/310.2 caught at third slip! Labuschagne pouches it. Almost identical ball to the previous one, full and angled in, it hits the seam and nibbles away, he drives hard at it, gets a thick edge that flies straight to third slip and Labuschagne clutches it to his chest 26/111.6 caught at second slip! First Test wicket for Richardson. And a beauty! Angled in to off, nipping away from a good length, he has to play, tries to defend with firm hands, gets a healthy edge that goes low to second slip, Burns moves well to his left and takes an excellent catch. 31/226.3 Bowled him! What a cracker! Angled in at good pace, pitching off, shaping away late, he is squared up completely defending on the crease, it beats the edge and smashes into off stump! 58/442.4 full just outside off, and that's taken a feather edge! Fiery Cummins strikes, finally rewarded for some excellent bowling to Silva. Silva once again half-heartedly moves forward to defend, but a bit of away movement finds his outside edge. Falls for 9, after spending close to ten overs in the centre 91/632.3 caught behind! Superb bowling! He set him up. Back of a length, back of a length, and then a fuller 135kph, out-swinger tempting him into a drive, he just pushes at it but his weight was back and he moved late, got a thin edge as it swung away, easy catch for Paine 66/556.2 caught at midwicket! Dickwella falls trying to find the rope. It was banged in back of a length, he tries to pull over midwicket who was halfway to the rope, it came off the toe of the bat and flew to Patterson at midwicket who back-pedalled but took a fairly easy catch. His first catch in Tests 144/947.4 third slip! Perera finally gone, and it's a wicket that forces Perera to make his way back, not some body blow. Starc bowled full outside off, and the attempted straight drive took a thick outside edge to Labuschagne. Perera paying the price for playing inside the ball's line 106/845.4 Starc's 200th! And this time the wicket will stand. Full from round the wicket on off stump, and he tries to block this off the front foot. But the ball moves away slightly after pitching, and the outside edge is taken by Labuschagne at third slip. Catch taken very close to the grass, but it's clean 102/756.4 caught at gully! Cummins wraps up the innings. Another short ball, he tries to pull, gets a top edge that balloons straight up to gully and Patterson takes a couple of steps back and another easy catch 144/10Extras3 (nb 2, w 1)TOTAL144 all out (56.4 Overs, RR: 2.54)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 10.2 ov), 2-31 (Dinesh Chandimal, 11.6 ov), 3-54 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 21.6 ov), 4-58 (Kusal Mendis, 26.3 ov), 5-66 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 32.3 ov), 6-91 (Roshen Silva, 42.4 ov), 6-93* (Dilruwan Perera, retired not out ), 7-102 (Suranga Lakmal, 45.4 ov), 8-106 (Dilruwan Perera, 47.4 ov), 9-144 (Niroshan Dickwella, 56.2 ov), 10-144 (Dushmantha Chameera, 56.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 12 2 41 2 3.41 0 2 JA Richardson 14 5 26 3 1.85 1 0 PJ Cummins 14.4 3 39 4 2.65 0 0 NM Lyon 16 3 38 1 2.37 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR25.6 caught at point! Incredibly soft dismissal! Short and wide from Kumara, he just guides a cut shot, rather than hammering it, like catching practice it ballooned waist high to point and straight to the man, Thirimanne. Easy catch 76/310.3 second slip takes a screamer! Length ball just outside off, and the ball holds it's line despite angling inwards at first. That means Burns is playing in front of middle-stump, while the ball is on off-stump, and that's what gets the bat's outside edge. Mendis dives to his left and completes a sharp take 37/122.1 fourth time he gets Khawaja! Chopped on, and Australia lose a second wicket just ten minutes before stumps. Not short enough for the cut, not wide enough for the cut, and the in-drifter is inside-edged right onto Khawaja's stumps. Delight for Sri Lanka 72/228.4 caught at second slip! Brilliant catch by Mendis diving forward! The umpires are checking if it carried but it did! Superb cricket. Good length, angling in and shaping away, he presses forward to defend, gets an outside edge with soft hands. It flies low to seocnd slip and Mendis reached forward and got his hands underneath it. Great catch. The third umpire double checked it but it was a clean catch and a really good one 82/478.1 caught at short mid on! Full on off, and Marnus skips down the wicket to lift a drive over the lurking fielder. But it's come off the bat's bottom-half, and the fielder under the helmet - Thirimanne - jumps to his right to take a solid catch. Labuschagne falls after scoring Australia's highest Test score this summer 248/589.5 Given LBW! Head reviews immediately. It was full and shaping back down the line of middle, he shuffled across the crease and tried to whip through the leg side. No bat involved. It hit him plumb infront of middle and was hitting the top of middle! Head thought height was an issue. Ball tracking said "umpire's call". Australia keep the review. But Head goes. 272/6103.4 lbw appeal, and the finger has gone up! Late seam movement does Patterson in. Full on middle, but jagging into Patterson's pads, he tries to drive towards mid-on, but misses, and the umpire raises his finger. Patterson reviews, though, given he's the last recognised batsman... but he's still gone. Crashing into leg stump. A positive debut innings comes to an end 304/989.6 caught at second slip! Brilliant bowling! Incredible catching from Mendis! He's on a hat-trick! This was a cracker from Lakmal. Good length, angled in, swinging away late, Paine fended at it as it bounced away, squared up completely, it went low to Mendis and he dove forward again and snaffled it just above the turf getting his hands under it! Amazing catch. 272/797.5 what a beauty! Cummins out for a duck. Length ball on off stump, and the ball just about moves away after hitting the pitch. Cummins tries to block towards mid-on, but the ball takes his outside edge and finds Dickwella's gloves. Completely squared him up there 278/8106.2 length ball, wide outside off, but Richardson skips down the wicket to lift a shot over mid-on. Unfortunately, for him, it's taken a leading edge to the off side... and cover takes an easy catch. Australia lead by 179 323/10Extras30 (b 6, lb 17, nb 5, w 2)TOTAL323 all out (106.2 Overs, RR: 3.03)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Joe Burns, 10.3 ov), 2-72 (Usman Khawaja, 22.1 ov), 3-76 (Marcus Harris, 25.6 ov), 4-82 (Nathan Lyon, 28.4 ov), 5-248 (Marnus Labuschagne, 78.1 ov), 6-272 (Travis Head, 89.5 ov), 7-272 (Tim Paine, 89.6 ov), 8-278 (Pat Cummins, 97.5 ov), 9-304 (Kurtis Patterson, 103.4 ov), 10-323 (Jhye Richardson, 106.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 27 9 75 5 2.77 0 2 CBRLS Kumara 15 5 37 1 2.46 2 0 PVD Chameera 21 3 68 1 3.23 0 3 MDK Perera 32.2 9 84 2 2.59 0 0 DM de Silva 8 3 22 1 2.75 0 0 FDM Karunaratne 3 0 14 0 4.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 And yes they can! Had a weird feeling about this one, and Cummins - the hero from the first innings - strikes off the day's last ball. Length ball, just outside off, and Karunaratne tries to fend it tentatively. The outswinger takes the outside edge, and there's no way Tim Paine was dropping that. Stumps on day two with Sri Lanka trailing by 162 runs. 17/133.3 given out caught behind! Thirimanne reviews. Angled in, nipping away, he pushes on the front foot and there's a sound as it flies to Paine. The Australians celebrate. Umpire Erasmus gives it out. There was nothing on hot spot. But a tiny spike on snicko according to the third umpire Michael Gough. But the spike was one frame behind the ball passing bat! The decision remains out! 79/67.2 caught in the gully! What a brute of a ball! 138kph, good length, it climbed steeply off a length and left him, he pressed forward to defend, it comes off the shoulder off the bat and balloons to gully and Patterson jumps up and takes the catch very well above his head! 17/29.1 caught at second slip! He plays a booming drive to a fuller out-swinger, front foot didn't get a long way forward, it wasn't a half-volley but tempting enough, he loses his shape launching into this drive, gets a thick edge, it flies head high to Burns at second slip and he takes the catch easily 19/317.6 caught at second slip! Brilliant from Cummins and another catch for Burns. He'd been pushing him back and back with fast, back of a length stuff. This is pitched up outside off, enticing the drive, he is lured in, pushes from the crease without good weight transfer, gets the edge and it's straight into the bread basket for Burns. He pouches it easily 35/430.6 confident, he is! Using the width of the crease again. Bowls full, very full... and the ball landing on off stump can't be dug away by Dananjaya. He's too late to get his bat down, and the ball has gone crashing into the stumps. ,Australia five away from victory 69/542.6 caught at backward square! Another short ball, Dickwella pulls this off the back foot, but rolled it flat and straight to the man placed near the umpire behind square, Harris reaches up and takes the catch easily! 109/744.5 what a screamer! Patterson on debut... what a catch. Oh. My. God. Length ball just outside off, and the batsman tries to drive away from his body. Checks his shot as the ball takes an outside edge, and Patterson displays some epic flying time as he dives to his right from gully... and takes an amazing, one-handed catch at full stretch. #HangTime 110/850.5 stumped! And Australia win by an innings and 40 runs. Full on middle, and turning inwards. He skips down the wicket to slog, but the ball goes through him and then Paine does the rest. 139/10Extras25 (b 9, lb 15, nb 1)TOTAL139 all out (50.5 Overs, RR: 2.73)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 5.6 ov), 2-17 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.2 ov), 3-19 (Kusal Mendis, 9.1 ov), 4-35 (Roshen Silva, 17.6 ov), 5-69 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 30.6 ov), 6-79 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 33.3 ov), 7-109 (Niroshan Dickwella, 42.6 ov), 8-110 (Dilruwan Perera, 44.5 ov), 9-139 (Suranga Lakmal, 50.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 14 0 56 0 4.00 0 1 JA Richardson 13 5 19 2 1.46 0 0 NM Lyon 8.5 3 17 1 1.92 0 0 PJ Cummins 15 8 23 6 1.53 0 0
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- Thu, 24 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 72/2 (MS Harris 40*, NM Lyon 0*, 25 ov)
- Fri, 25 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 17/1 (HDRL Thirimanne 6*, 6 ov)
- Sat, 26 Jan - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 139 (50.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 14.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - HDRL Thirimanne (Upheld)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 31/3 in 15.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 16, ARS Silva 3)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 23.3 overs (142 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 53/4 in 24.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 24, DM de Silva 8)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 74/5 in 32.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 31, N Dickwella 3)
- Over 33.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - HDRL Thirimanne (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 97/6 in 39.0 overs (N Dickwella 14, MDK Perera 6)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 40.2 overs (243 balls), Extras 24
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 116/8 in 47.0 overs (RAS Lakmal 4, PVD Chameera 2)
- Total attendance: 14,274
- Australia 1st innings
- Over 27.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - NM Lyon (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 95/4 in 34.0 overs (M Labuschagne 2, TM Head 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (227 balls), Extras 19
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (M Labuschagne 20, TM Head 22, Ex 11)
- Australia: 150 runs in 48.5 overs (297 balls), Extras 23
- Lunch: Australia - 159/4 in 51.0 overs (M Labuschagne 36, TM Head 29)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 175 balls (M Labuschagne 48, TM Head 42, Ex 12)
- M Labuschagne: 50 off 97 balls (3 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 195/4 in 60.0 overs (M Labuschagne 54, TM Head 47)
- Australia: 200 runs in 64.4 overs (392 balls), Extras 24
- TM Head: 50 off 109 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 220/4 in 70.0 overs (M Labuschagne 67, TM Head 58)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 269 balls (M Labuschagne 70, TM Head 66, Ex 14)
- Over 73.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - M Labuschagne (Struck down)
- Tea: Australia - 249/5 in 81.0 overs (TM Head 71, KR Patterson 0)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Australia: 250 runs in 81.6 overs (496 balls), Extras 26
- Over 89.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - TM Head (Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Australia - 278/8 in 97.5 overs (KR Patterson 13)
- Australia: 300 runs in 99.6 overs (605 balls), Extras 30
- Over 103.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - KR Patterson (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Australia - 323/10 in 106.2 overs (MA Starc 26)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 17/1 in 6.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 6)
- Total attendance: 15,603
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Over 4.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - HDRL Thirimanne (Upheld)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 26/0 in 8.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 11, HDRL Thirimanne 12)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 38/2 in 16.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 18, BKG Mendis 0)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 20.3 overs (125 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 58/3 in 26.0 overs (BKG Mendis 14, ARS Silva 0)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 76/5 in 36.0 overs (ARS Silva 8, N Dickwella 5)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 93/6 in 44.0 overs (N Dickwella 20, MDK Perera 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 45.3 overs (275 balls), Extras 3
- MDK Perera (1) retired hurt on 1* from 93/6 to 102/7
- Over 47.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - PVD Chameera (Struck down)
- Dinner: Sri Lanka - 122/8 in 50.0 overs (N Dickwella 42, PVD Chameera 0)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 127/8 in 51.0 overs (N Dickwella 47, PVD Chameera 0)
- N Dickwella: 50 off 62 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 144/10 in 56.4 overs (CBRLS Kumara 0)
- Australia 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia - 41/1 in 13.0 overs (MS Harris 19, UT Khawaja 3)
- Australia: 50 runs in 15.6 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
- End Of Day: Australia - 72/2 in 25.0 overs (MS Harris 40, NM Lyon 0)
- Attendance: 13,900
Match Coverage
All Match NewsJustin Langer admits to sleepless nights leading up to Brisbane Test
The Australia coach was anxious for his team to not spoil their enviable Brisbane record, and also about how Kurtis Patterson's late inclusion would be received
Sri Lanka flunk the Gabba examination
It was always going to be a tough ask on the type of surface the Australians have dreamed of all season, but it was still disappointing that the visitors capitulated twice
Present tense but future can be perfect for Tim Paine's young Australia
The roles played by debutant Richardson and inexperienced batting pair of Labuschagne and Head left Paine especially satisfied following the series loss to India
Lahiru Kumara ruled out of Canberra Test, South Africa tour
The news is a serious blow to Sri Lanka's chances in the next Test, and the consequences of this hamstring injury may also be keenly felt in South Africa
Pat Cummins' career-best fashions Australia's innings win
Sri Lanka's batting failed abysmally again, as they crashed to 139 all out, to lose in roughly two-and-a-half days