Sri Lankas Dinesh Chandimal was waging a lone battle on 63 with Australia ahead by 518 runs and tightening their grip on the first Test before rain forced early lunch Friday.

Sam Konstas’s sacking for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle raised an eyebrow or thousand but perhaps it’s the next evolution in cricket. Horses-for-courses batters. Rotation policies.

Watch: Travis Head takes stunning one-handed catch in Galle. (Photo Source: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via ) Star batter stunned the cricket fraternity when he took a spectacular catch in the final ...

Josh Inglis becomes second-fastest debutant to score a century in Test cricket, marking a milestone in Australia's history ...

Travis Head, standing at short-leg, took a sensational one-handed catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews on Day 2 of the first Test ...

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia ...

Batting maestro Steve Smith named three Australian stars who he feels can join him in the 10,000 Test runs chart after ...

Steve Smith joined an elite group of Australian cricketers reaching 10,000 Test runs. He identified Marnus Labuschagne, ...

Australia reached 330-2 in 81.1 overs when rain stopped play for the day after the tourists elected to bat first in Galle at ...

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has slammed the decision to drop rising star Sam Konstas from the first Test against ...

Australia finished day one of the opening Test in Galle at a commanding 330-2, with both Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja ...

Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja blistering tons on Galle turning strip put Australia in a commanding position against Sri Lanka ...