Sri Lanka vs Australia

Usman Khawaja needs to go on the with the job on day two as he eyes a half-century following his involvement in a horror mix-up with Steve Smith.

As it is, that 13 wickets were taken in the day means this match is already hurtling well ahead of schedule. Australia resume day two at 3-98, still 114 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 212. Welcome back to our live coverage of the Australia and Sri Lanka Test series. On Wednesday, it was a redemption story. Australia risked squandering a breakthrough spell by Mitchell Swepson and a sturdy shift by Nathan Lyon after a couple of harebrained moments in the final hour of the opening Test against Sri Lanka on the beachlike Galle pitch. With a backdrop of their personal and collective struggles of Australia’s 2016 tour of Sri Lanka and given their recent success in Pakistan, Lyon and his teammates needed to prove they could continue standing up in the subcontinent.

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Usman Khawaja, however, has been steady for Australia, and was batting on 47 at Stumps on Day 1. Australia will begin Day 2 at 98/3 after having bowled the hosts out for 212. SL vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: The start of play on Day 2 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle has been delayed due to rain.

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This dustbowl is not going to last five days and by tomorrow we should have a clear idea which way the match is heading. Khawaja has looked good and he holds the key for Australia just like he did in Pakistan. Sri Lanka have only 114 runs in the bank and have to make sure Australia don't get a big lead. Dickwella being the standout batter as his counterattacking fifty is what took them to a respectable total. Early morning rain in Galle and the entire ground is under covers. Can he be ranked alongside the all-time greats when it comes to offspinners? Asked to bowl first, the visitors were first disciplined and then sliced through the hosts in the second and third sessions. So the delay will be longer for sure. Mendis: Ashwin and Lyon are greatest spinners of present era. The start of day quite a long way away." Vedant Upganlawar: Nathan Lyon is so big an asset to the Australian Test side that the team almost fails all the time when Lyon is not having his best time in the middle. Australia has been lucky to have such a quality spinner in their pace heavy bowling attack! Lyon is an underrated Legend of the Game!

A temporary grandstand has collapsed in Galle as a fierce storm swept across the ground before day two of t...

Initial reports indicate nobody has been injured in the collapse. The match is being played in the middle of monsoon season in Galle, which is in the south-west of Sri Lanka. A temporary grandstand has collapsed in Galle as a fierce storm swept across the ground before day two of the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka.

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Australia now are in the driver’s seat and Sri Lanka will have to bowl splendidly well to come back into the match. It has been a magnificent effort by the Australians to bowl out Sri Lanka for a mere 212. As of now, it has been raining in Galle and we are going to have a delayed start.

The roof on a makeshift grandstand at Galle International Stadium has collapsed in heavy rain and wind, delaying the start of play between Sri Lanka and ...

Rain also continued to fall past the scheduled start of play of 10am local time, with ground staff struggling to keep the entire outfield covered amid the gusts of wind. Tyres are used to keep some sections of tarpaulin down on the ground, however other pieces covering the outfield have been blown away. Ground staff managed to keep the entire ground covered as the rain blew in sideways, but metal sheets secured by ropes covering the small concreted seating area on the eastern side of the ground blew off.