After winning the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey shared his experience of standing behind the stumps on the bowling of the spinners in the two matches against the hosts in the longest format of the game.
On Friday, Smith put on a masterclass in playing spin, ending day two at 120* in 239 balls, with nine fours and a six, putting Aussies in a commanding position.
Sri Lanka manager Mahinda Halangoda confirmed on Wednesday that spinner Ramesh Mendis has been called up for the second final Test match of the series against Australia at the Galle International Stadium starting from Thursday.
Smith made history on Wednesday, scoring his 35th Test century and also becoming only the fourth Australia batter to touch the 10,000 run mark in Tests during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.
Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday.
Australia have not confirmed the playing XI for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, but captain Steve Smith has said that Travis Head will open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja. This decision marks a strategic shift as Head steps into the role previously occupied by teenager Sam Ko
Following the win against New Zealand in the second Test at Galle, Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabhat Jayasriya heaped praise on his teammate Nishan Peiris after his brilliant performance in the second innings of the Test match.
Sri Lanka left-hand batter Kamindu Mendis equalled the record of legendary Australian batter Don Bradman on Friday as he completed 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings.
Kamindu Mendis' extraordinary run in Test cricket shows no signs of slowing down, as he notched yet another half-century, making it eight consecutive scores of fifty or more in Test cricket, as per ICC.