Australia can get more out of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith – dual tons in Galle were the first step.
Follow all the action from our live blog as Australia take on Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second Test at the Galle International Stadium.
Australia were soothed by the sight of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith settling in for long stays at Galle,each notching a century.
Steve Smith’s public dressing down of Usman Khawaja after a run out in Galle will only be an issue if it becomes a habit.
Mitchell Swepson has confided how he realised the only way to join Nathan Lyon in Australia’s Test team was to become him - and doing so led to a neck injury.
Australia are considering the inclusion of Glenn Maxwell as a spinning all-rounder as Sri Lanka lose three players to positive COVID-19 tests.
Having built a sweep-based spin game from humble beginnings against Jon Holland,Alex Carey put it to work against Sri Lanka.
Cameron Green’s match-winning 77 for Australia in Galle has compelled Sri Lanka to drop their most experienced slow bowler.
Australia’s players have denied all knowledge of an assertion that Sri Lankan anti-government protesters were evicted from the Galle fort because they were distracting the batting side.
Given how well other Australians had performed by staying true to their plans,it was perhaps no surprise to learn Travis Head had departed from his own.
Pat Cummins was in primary school the last time Australia won successive series in Asia. It could happen again next week.