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From the first ball of his innings, Steve Smith becomes the fourth Australian to bring up 10,000 Test runs with a single into the leg side. A small acknowledgment of the crowd as he gets on with business.
He acknowledged the applause of a big Australian travelling contingent in Galle, and got there with warm words from Ponting, who argued that on numbers alone, Smith deserved to be considered the finest player of his generation. Joins Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as the only Australians to reach the magic milestone.And he’s now dropped on one! Costly for Sri Lanka as Australia reach 2-145 at lunch.A blunder for Sri Lanka just before lunch, with Khawaja given a life on 54. Gets a little edge that is put down at first slip.
Good signs for the home side who would love more than one wicket to show for their efforts this session.
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