Rex Clementine in Galle Sri Lanka were in dire straits, having lost the cream of their batting lineup for peanuts and limped to 44 for three at stumps on day two, in reply to Australia’s mammoth first-innings total of 654 for six declared.

Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test in Galle.

"Ahead of the 2025 National Cricket Inclusion Championships, National Inclusion Ambassador for Cricketers with a Disability, Nathan Lyon, has donated three exclusive signed bats to Cricket Australia social impact partner Taverners Australia," Cricket Australia (CA) said on its social media handle.

Sri Lanka’s top order was decimated as Australia tightened its first Test grip on a record-breaking day at Galle International Stadium.

Nathan Lyon donates three signed bats to raise funds for cricketers with disabilities. The bats feature signatures from Australian and Indian cricket stars, auctioned by Taverners Australia. The initiative supports the National Cricket Inclusion Championships aimed at promoting cricket among disabled athletes across Australia.

Nathan Lyon says injured Aussie Test teammate Matthew Kuhnemann ... left-handed off-spinner is that the injury is on his non-bowling right hand, with Cricket Australia yet to confirm whether or not it will rule him out of the Test touring party.

During the first test match between Sri Lanka and Australia, Aussie star Travis Head took an incredible catch at short leg to dismiss Angelo Mathews. A video of the catch went viral on social media. The catch came in the 10th over of Day 2 when Nathan Lyon bowled a sharp delivery.

Renowned Australian off-spinner, Nathan Lyon has graciously donated three cricket bats to the National Cricket Inclusion Championships (NCIC). Among them are the bats signed by Indian cricket stars Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah.

A maiden double hundred by Usman Khawaja and terrific centuries from Steve Smith and Josh Inglis helped Australia end the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on a high, posting their highest-ever total in Asia at Galle on Wednesday.

Kuhnemann trapped Oshada Fernando (seven) lbw in the second over of the innings, while Starc removed fellow Dimuth Karunaratne (seven) shortly later thanks to a cracking catch from sub fielder Nathan McSweeney.

The rainy weather conditions have given Australia a selection problem for the opening test against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, although one thing seems certain: Travis Head will open the batting

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Jan 30, (AP): Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest-ever total in Asia - 654-6 declared - on day two of the first test on Thursday. Fatigued after spending five and a half sessions fielding under the scorching sun, Sri Lanka’s batting resistance was minimal.