Australia v Sri Lanka, day 2 AS IT HAPPENED: Rain stops play before stumps again with Sri Lanka in deep trouble; Australia declares at 6-654
TEAMS
Australia: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Mitch Starc, Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhanajaya De Silva (c), Kusal Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
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For two days in a row, rain has led to play being abandoned early. But because of the amount of spin being bowled, the over rates aren't a problem.
Catch you next time!
The drizzle is back
Well it looks like that's stumps.
Both sides are heading off the ground as rain falls in Galle.
Sri Lanka are in absolute dire straights at 3-44.
Aussies decided against a review
Nathan Lyon is in the game.
There's a big appeal for LBW after Chandimal appeared to not play a shot.
Ball tracking shows it would've missed the wickets. Way too much turn.
Oh dear, this isn't good for Sri Lanka
Nathan Lyon is in the wickets now!
Angelo Mathews pushes forward and it's a bat-pad situation.
Travis Head takes a one-handed diving effort to remove Mathews for 7.
"Magnificent catch from Travis Head," Simon Katich said on 7.
Lyon has 1/5.
Travis Head's diving catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews. 7
Big appeal
Joel Wilson is back in the action!
The TV umpire is called because Australia have reviewed.
Chandimal was struck on the pads by Matt Kuhnemann but the appeal was turned down.
It's a shocking review though, it was going way down legside.
Matt Kuhemann's LBW review. 7
Big luck for Angelo Mathews
Angelo Mathews should be gone!
Nathan Lyon's delivery to him got all boxed up and trickled onto the bottom of the stumps.
But the bails were unremoved and Mathews puts his hands on his head in shock.
Angelo Mathews survives despite the ball hitting the stumps. 7
Heart in mouth stuff
Dinesh Chandimal can thank his lucky stars he hit that as hard as he could!
The Sri Lankan star received a full delivery from Mitchell Starc and edged it to Nathan McSweeney in the gully.
He went hard at it and the ball went fast to McSweeney who couldn't snaffle it high above his head.
It'll go down as a drop though.
What a catch!
Sri Lanka are two down!
Mitchell Starc drops it a bit shorter at the body and gets some significant bounce from a lifeless pitch.
Sub-fielder Nathan McSweeney parried the ball up from gully and then took the catch on the redound.
Dimuth Karunaratne goes for 7.
Australia are in control and Sri Lanka are in BIG TROUBLE.
Nathan McSweeney takes the catch. 7
Aussies get their first
OUT! OSHADA IS OUT! Matt Kuhnemann wastes no time and nabs Australia's first wicket, in the second over!
Oshada reviews.
The ball hit his front pad and ball tracking shows it's hitting the wickets plumb.
Sri Lanka 1-7, Oshada departs for 7.
What a start for Australia!
Matthew Kuhnemann celebrates with teammates. Getty
LBW review already!
MATT KUHNEMANN GETS OSHADA!
It's a shout for LBW but now we wait for a review.
Australia is confident as it's been given out already.
It pitched at a good length and straightened up, looking to have beaten the bat.
