Steve Smith hit his 36th Test century and shared an unbeaten 239-run partnership with Alex Carey as Australia powered to 3-330 at stumps on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka. The Aussies will look to reinforce their advantage.
It was wonderful while it lasted, but Steve Smith’s work for today is gone and goes for 131 acknowledges the warm applause of the crowd.Two balls later Inglis is gone too! The ball skidded into the stumps. Jayasuriya having a dream start and giving his team a little bit of hope. This is exactly what was needed.
Alex Carey, too, will want to carry on. He is only six runs short of passing Adam Gilchrist’s mark for the highest score by an Australian wicketkeeper in south Asia - he made 144 twice, against Sri Lanka in 2004 and against Bangladesh in 2006.Ball one: Forward defensive shot from SmithBall three: Hits Smith on the pad, but pitching off.Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins and his wife Becky have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Edith.
Sri Lanka’s only chance of keeping this game competitive is if they use this new ball well on this bone-dry wicket, but Smith and Carey will have quite a lot to say about that very soon.
Ricky Ponting managed 13,378, Allan Border 11,174 and Steve Waugh on 10,927, Smith is next up on 10,140 and it looks like he will catch Waugh, especially on the basis of this performance in Sri Lanka.
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