According to the fresh reports from the center of Galle cricket ground, a superb five-wicket haul for Nathan Lyon - including a wicket with his very first ball - has put Australia in a leading command on day two of their opening Test against Sri Lanka.
Lyon has took 5-34 off 15 overs as Sri Lanka crumbled to be all out for 105 in their first innings at Galle, the South Australian claiming the milestone with an athletic caught and bowled to dismiss Chanaka Welegedara (1).
The 23-year-old off-spinner's display was his first five-wicket haul in his short career and is the best bowling performance on Test debut by an Australian since Jason Krejza's 8-215 in Nagpur in 2008.
Australia will go into the second innings holding a commanding 168-run lead after they posted 273 on Wednesday.
SCOREBOARD:
Australia (1st innings): 273 all out
Sri Lanka Batting (1st innings):
T.M.Dilshan c Ponting b Copeland 4, T.Paranavitana lbw Watson 29, K.Sangakkara c Clarke b Lyon 10, M.Jayawardene (run out) 11, T.Samaraweera lbw Watson 26, P.Jayawardene lbw Watson 0, A. Mathews b Lyon 5, S.Randiv c Ponting b Lyon 9, R.Herath c Johnson b Lyon 0, S.Lakmal (not out) 2, C.Welegedara c and b Lyon 1. Extras 8. Total: 105 in 50 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-87, 5-87, 6-88, 7-100, 8-100, 9-103
Australia Bowling (1st innings): Ryan Harris 8-5-6-0, Copeland 12-3-24-1, Johnson 9-1-26-0, Lyon 15-3-34-5, Watson 6-1-11-3
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