Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test at Galle, , Aug 31 2011 - Match News

RESULT

1st Test, Galle, August 31 - September 03, 2011, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

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Australia

273 & 210

Sri Lanka

(T:379) 105 & 253

Australia won by 125 runs

Player Of The Match

Michael Hussey

, AUS

95

Summary

Scorecard

Report

Commentary

Stats

News

Photos

Galleries

Day 4

'We've come to win three Test matches' - Clarke

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Ricky Ponting to miss second Test

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Rain and the tail fail to support hosts

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Harris takes five in Australia's victory

03-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Day 3

Hostile Harris gets reward

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia's heart-starter

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Problems with the pitch-mat?

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia five wickets from victory

02-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Day 2

Umpires ask ICC to look in to Hughes' dismissal

02-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Copeland, Lyon share debut as friends

01-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Nathan Lyon's debut in the sun

01-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Dream debuts and unpaid bills

01-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Debutant Lyon puts Australia in control

01-Sep-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Day 1

'Driest first-day pitch I've played on' - Hussey

31-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia struggle despite Mendis' absence

31-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Debuts, delays and deluxe views

31-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Hussey resists on tough day for Australia's batsmen

31-Aug-2011•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Others

Nine deadly pitches

28-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga

Australia in Sri Lanka, 2011-12

15-Apr-2012•Peter Lalor

SLC gets official warning for Galle pitch

07-Oct-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'My focus was on how I was going to score off every ball'

29-Sep-2011•As told to Daniel Brettig

Sutherland a fan of ball-tracking

07-Sep-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Better Galle than blandness

07-Sep-2011•Rob Steen

'Tracking mistake' on Hughes lbw

06-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

Greig's smile, Lyon's chance

05-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

The new and improved Shane Watson

04-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

We'd have won bowling first too - Watson

04-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

The proudest century

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

I'm not going to change my batting - Dilshan

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig

Galle dustbowl rated 'poor' by ICC

03-Sep-2011•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

Debuts for Copeland and Lyon; Khawaja to play

30-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Can video unravel the mystery spinner?

30-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Spinners' experience advantage for hosts - Dilshan

30-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Galle

Australia face five-day spin challenge

30-Aug-2011•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale