Usman Khawaja scored a double century, his highest ever, while Josh Inglis made a brilliant century on debut as Australia piled on the runs against Sri Lanka on day two of the first Test. Australia declared at 654 for 6, their highest ever total in the subcontinent and biggest Test score since 2012. Sri Lanka struggled in reply, reaching 3 for 44 at the close.
Usman Khawaja made some past selectors look silly by soaring to his highest score and Josh Inglis thoroughly vindicated the current panel with an impish debut century as Australia put Sri Lanka in a deep hole after two days of the first Test.
The pitch is expected to deteriorate over coming days, as it did last year when the home side passed 600 against New Zealand and won by an innings.Unsurprisingly given the heat, Khawaja was off at the start of Sri Lanka’s innings with cramp. Sam Konstas, meanwhile, spent the day at the team hotel after succumbing to illness. He is expected to be back at the ground on day three.
Upon reaching 200, Khawaja removed his helmet and beamed in the Galle sunshine, falling to his knees to bow his head in prayerful thanks for an innings that assumed ever more gargantuan dimensions with every hour. Over the years, Khawaja has added numerous strings to his method in these parts. He uses his feet more often than he once did, he sweeps and reverses with assurance, and uses the full width of the crease to get back and play the ball after it spins, or stretches well forward to cover it before any deviation.
Advancing numerous times to find the gap between mid off and midwicket, Smith reached his highest score in Tests since 2022 before he was out lbw to a straighter delivery from the wrist spinner Jeffery Vandersay after the previous ball had turned sharply away from him.
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