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Sri Lanka
| 4/384 Australia are 384 for 4 |
| 3/99 (20.0) | *Fernando | O: 87.0 | Burns* | 172 (243) |
| 0/90 (19.0) | Perera | RR:3.78 | Patterson | 25 (48) |
| lbw. Fernando |  | 72.6 4/336 |  | Head 161(204) |
| c. Dickwella b. Karunaratne | | 8.4 3/28 | | Labuschagne 6(11) |
| c. Mendis b. Fernando | | 5.3 2/15 | | Khawaja 0(3) |
| c. Karunaratne b. Fernando | | 3.6 1/11 | | Harris 11(18) |
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| First Innings: Australia | 4/384 | RR: 3.78 | O: 87.0 |
|---|
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.S. Harris c. Karunaratne b. Fernando | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
J.A. Burns not out | 172 | 243 | 26 | 0 | 70.78 |
U.T. Khawaja c. Mendis b. Fernando | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Labuschagne c. Dickwella b. Karunaratne | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
T.M. Head lbw. Fernando | 161 | 204 | 21 | 1 | 78.92 |
K.R. Patterson not out | 25 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 52.08 |
T.D. Paine*+ | |||||
P.J. Cummins | |||||
M.A. Starc | |||||
J.A. Richardson | |||||
N.M. Lyon | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 3, nb 5) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 384 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.A.K. Rajitha | 20.0 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 3.35 |
| M.V.T. Fernando | 20.0 | 2 | 99 | 3 | 4.95 |
| C. Karunaratne | 14.0 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 6.21 |
| M.D.K. Perera | 19.0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 4.74 |
| D.M. de Silva | 14.0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2.86 |
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Test cricket heads to Canberra for the first time, with Australia looking to wrap up a clean sweep of Sri Lanka in what is their final red-ball match before the Ashes. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 10:30am (AEDT).
The first Test, played in Brisbane under lights, saw Australia unsurprisingly romp to a dominant victory inside three days.
Maybe how quickly things wrapped up was unexpected, but the end result certainly wasn’t, with Sri Lanka struggling against a swinging ball on a green and bouncy deck at the Gabba.
The Aussies needed the confidence boost though, given they came into this series having been soundly beaten by India, and were down on form.
It’s been a rough year for Australian cricket, but new talent is starting to emerge and the fight for spots on the Ashes tour later this year.
For that reason, runs in this final Test of the series are crucial for players who haven’t cemented their spot in the team, like Kurtis Patterson, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne and even Travis Head, who was made co-vice-captain before the Gabba match.
Runs should be easy enough to come by in Canberra though, with a flat pitch expected to be served up.
Sri Lanka come into this Test with at least two changes to make, given both of their opening bowlers – Lahiru Kumara and Dushmantha Chameera – will be missing through injury.
Their bowlers weren’t the biggest problem in Brisbane, with their batting collapsing twice to ensure the tourists lost by an innings.
They struggled against Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins, but with proven Test performers like Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis, being rolled on a flatter pitch in Canberra is less likely.
That said, it’s hard to see them competing with the home side here.
Prediction
It’s tough to see this going any other way than an Australian victory, and probably another crushing one, although the toss could have a little bit to do with exactly where this ends up.
Be sure to join us here on The Roar from 10:30am (AEDT) for live coverage of Day 1 in the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka, and don’t forget to add a comment in the section below.
Dates: Friday February 1 – Tuesday February 5
First ball: 10:30am (AEDT)
Expected daily finish time: 5:30pm (AEDT)
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
TV: Live, Fox Sports, Channel 7
Online: Live, Foxtel app, Foxtel now, Kayo Sports
Betting: Australia $1.40, Sri Lanka $6.70
Umpires: Richard Illingworth, Michael Gough
Overall head-to-head: Played 30, Australia 18, Sri Lanka 4, drawn 8
Overall head-to-head in Australia: Played 14, Australia 12, Sri Lanka 0, drawn 2
Overall series record: Played 11, Australia 9, Sri Lanka 2
Overall Test record at Manuka Oval: Never played
Australia (squad)
Tim Paine (c/wk), Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Kurtis Patterson, Will Pucovski, Matt Renshaw, Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc
Sri Lanka (squad)
Dinesh Chandimal (c), Dimuth Karunaratne (vc), Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Suranga Lakmal, Kusal Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lakshan Sandakan, Roshen Silva, Lahiru Thirimanne
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