Welcome to the live coverage of the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia being played at the Galle International Stadium. Catch the live score and updates of Day 1 of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia,

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Steve Smith says he is unfazed by Sri Lanka’s decision to bowl defensively towards him during his first innings century last week at Galle.

Dinesh Chandimal has scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136-5 at lunch on Day 3 in reply to Australia's imposing first innings of 654 in the first cricket test.

In the lead-up to the second Test in Galle, Dimuth Karunaratne confirmed he would call time on his glittering career, having captained Sri Lanka between 2019 and 2023, overseeing 30 Tests

Sri Lanka will play host to Australia in a two-match series. They suffered a serious defeat against the visitor, who gave a masterclass performance and outplayed them in all sections. Team Australia won the match by innings and 242 runs.

Australia wrapped up the first test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day to spare, handing the hosts their biggest defeat in test cricket.