Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Fuller, outside off, 84 kph, Smith leans and works it through mid-wicket for a run. LUNCH ON DAY 2, AUSTRALIA ARE 85/2, TRAILING SRI LANKA BY 172.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Landed outside off, 82 kph, spinning in, Steven Smith keeps it down in front of short leg, from the crease.
Field changes. Kamindu Mendis comes in at short leg. Calls for the helmet.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Quicker, outside off, 90 kph, Usman picks it from the surface, hangs back and punches it through point for a single.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Landed outside off, 81 kph, spinning away, Khawaja lunges and presses it to the off side.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Around off, pushed to the off side again.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Full, around off, Usman Khawaja defends.
Last over before Lunch probably.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Full again, well kept out once more.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Around off, solidly defended.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, FOUR! FABULOUS! He has threaded a pin through a needle there. Dhananjaya de Silva has kept a cover and an extra cover and asked Jayasuriya to float it wide outside off. Steven Smith accepts the challenge, reaches out to the ball and drives it gloriously between those two fielders who are possibly just 5 metres apart. The ball races away to the fence behind.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Outside off, Smith looks to defend but the ball pitches and then spins away sharply, beating the outside edge.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Landed outside off, solidly defended.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, Full, on middle, worked through square leg for a single.
An update on Josh Inglis. The on-air commentators inform us that Inglis can now bat at his original position or wherever the team wants him to, as the time he spent off the field post Tea on Day 1 has elapsed. Encouragingly, for Australia, he has been doing warmups and pushups, so the back must be doing fine.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Outside off, Smith looks to block but gets a bottom edge back onto his pads.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Full, around off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Full, outside off, watchfully defended.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, FOUR! ELEGANT! 'Shot of the morning,' says Simon Katich on air. Tossed up, wide outside off, Smith leans, reaches out and drives it beautifully to the right of cover for a boundary. His second. The stand moves to 41 and the deficit is now 179.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Tossed up, outside off, 86 kph, once again Steven Smith comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball. Goes through with his flick and gets it of the inner half of the bat towards short mid-wicket.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Full, on middle, 84 kph, Usman Khawaja flicks it towards deep square leg for a single.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Very full, outside off, 85 kph, the skipper leans and drives it between extra cover and mid off for a couple.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Fuller, outside off, 87 kph, Smith lunges to defend.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Short, outside off, Steven Smith punches it towards point.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Landed outside off, spinning away, left alone.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, EDGED, SHORT! Full, outside off, Steven Smith lunges to defend but the ball pitches, then spins away and takes the outside edge. But lands just in front of Dhananjaya de Silva at first slip.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, Huge shout for LBW! Not given. Will Sri Lanka take the review? Prabath Jayasuriya wants it but Dhananjaya de Silva denies it. PITCHED OUTSIDE LEG. Game over. Let's move on. Jayasuriya got excited as the ball skidded off a short length to catch Usman Khawaja late on his pull, hitting him on his pads. He made a celebrappeal, running towards the batter and appealing but the umpire moved away calmly. The ball deflected towards point and a single was taken, leg bye signalled.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Full, outside off, 87 kph, Smudge leans to block.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Flighted, outside off, 85 kph, the skipper dances down the track and drives, only to find cover.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, On middle and leg, nudged to the leg side for one.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Similar ball, this time Smith leans and flicks it to the right of short mid-wicket and gets the run.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Full, around off, 88 kph, Steven Smith leans and flicks it to short mid-wicket.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Landed outside off, 85 kph, turning away, Usman Khawaja hangs back and punches it through the covers for a single. Moves to 30 and brings the deficit down to 189.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Shorter, outside off, Smudge hangs back to push it to the off side.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Around off, 85 kph, the skipper lunges to block.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Full, around middle, well defended.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, Full, on middle, reverese swept behind point for a run. The stand moves to 30 (46).
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Another hack. Flighted, around off, 85 kph, Smith jumps down the track again and is once more, not to the pitch of the ball. Goes through with his golf swing and the ball goes off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket. Gets a single. Sri Lanka will love seeing such hacks.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Full, around off, 85 kph, from around the wicket, Steven Smith defends it behind point.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, Comes back over the wicket, nagging length, around off, Steven Smith presses back and turns it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja goes on his knee and sweeps it out towards fine leg for a single.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Keeps it short, outside off, turns away, Usman Khawaja doesn't offer any shot at it.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Nagging length, outside off, turns away, Usman Khawaja leaves it.
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Comes around the wicket, tossed up, around off, Usman Khawaja drops it down back to the bowler.
Ramesh Mendis to Steven Smith, From over the wicket, nagging length, around off, Steven Smith nudges it towards square leg for a single.
Ramesh Mendis to bowl now.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, Nagging length, just outside off, Usman Khawaja uses his feets to defend it back to the bowler.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! AGAIN A REVERSE SWEEP! Floated up, from around the wicket, outside off, Usman Khawaja goes on his knee, gets on the top of the bounce and rolls his wrists to reverse sweep it towards deep point for a boundary.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Nagging length, around middle and leg, Steven Smith presses back and pushes it towards mid on for a single.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Steven Smith, Tossed up, around off, Steven Smith defends it off the front foot.