Surprise, surprise, Dilshan will open with the first new ball

Apart from something of a series decider, this match is also Mahela Jayawardene's final game as captain, as he has already stepped down from the Twenty20 captaincy.

Correction: Sri Lanka have won the toss and have sent Australia in. Apologies, a bit of a mix up there. This of course means that Australia will be batting first for the fifth consecutive time in the series.

Australia have one change to their side, with Michael Clarke's injured ankle ruling him out, and Glenn Maxwell stepping in. Sri Lanka field the same

Hello all, welcome to our coverage of the final ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia in Hobart.

0.1

Dilshan to Wade, no run, gets on the front foot and defends a flighted one

0.2

Dilshan to Wade, no run, tossed up again, pushed to mid off

0.3

Dilshan to Wade, no run, flatter now, he gets forward to block

0.4

Dilshan to Wade, no run, width outside off now, but Wade's cut finds point

0.5

Dilshan to Wade, no run, drives a tossed up delivery, to mid off

0.6

Dilshan to Wade, no run, another drive, this time to point, and Dilshan begins with six dots

1.1

Kulasekara to Warner, 1 run, thick inside edge first ball, Warner's attempted drive through the off side scooting behind square on the leg

1.2

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, good length around off, blocked off the front foot

1.3

Kulasekara to Wade, 2 runs, worked wide of midwicket for two

1.4

Kulasekara to Wade, 2 runs, drives an away moving delivery past cover, the throw from the deep misses at the non-striker's end, fortunately so, for Warner

1.5

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, defended to the off side

1.6

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, good length ball blocked off the front foot

2.1

Dilshan to Warner, no run, full delivery, inside edged to the infield

2.2

Dilshan to Warner, no run, defended back to the bowler

2.3

Dilshan to Warner, no run, cut away, but a diving stop at point saves runs

2.4

Dilshan to Warner, no run, defends a tossed up ball

2.5

Dilshan to Warner, no run, blocked off the front foot

2.6

Dilshan to Warner, no run, another drive finds a fielder, this time at extra cover, and Dilshan has started with successive maidens

3.1

Kulasekara to Wade, FOUR, Wade gets going, pitched up from Kula, but leg sidish, and he swipes it over midwicket

3.2

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, good length this time, tight line, around middle, he gets across and blocks

3.3

Kulasekara to Wade, 1 run, on the pads once again, this time it is a slower one, good length, nudged square

3.4

Kulasekara to Warner, no run

3.5

Kulasekara to Warner, 2 runs, back of a length, and enough time to work it through midwicket

3.6

Kulasekara to Warner, no run, mistimes it as he tries to force it down the ground

Apologies for the lack of commentary at the start, it has been that kind of day

4.1

Dilshan to Wade, no run

4.2

Dilshan to Wade, FOUR, flat, and Wade is quick to put it away, took a couple of steps out initially, Dilshan shortened, and Wade stopped, allowed it to come on and guided it through point

4.3

Dilshan to Wade, no run, tries the same ploy, but the ball is not as short this time, and he pushes it to off

4.4

Dilshan to Wade, FOUR, on the pads, and Wade nudges it softly to the fine leg rope

4.5

Dilshan to Wade, no run, punched from the crease to extra cover

4.6

Dilshan to Wade, no run, tossed up now, fullish, played back to Dilshan

5.1

Kulasekara to Warner, no run, he had a look, was preparing to go after it, it was the slower one, fullish, and once he realised that, he just ran it towards point

5.2

Kulasekara to Warner, no run, played out to point with an open face

5.3

Kulasekara to Warner, 2 runs, Kula has been drifting onto the pads often, pitched up on leg stump, Warner clips it through wide mid on

5.4

Kulasekara to Warner, 1 run, again on the pads, good length, worked to deep square

5.5

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, short of a length, and he goes for the pull, but it is also bowled slow, at 117 kph, and the ball is mistimed enough to roll tamely to mid on

5.6

Kulasekara to Wade, FOUR, nothing mistimed this time, he charges out and heaves this pitched up delivery straight back down the pitch to send all at the opposite end scrambling for cover, particularly the umpire

6.1

Dilshan to Warner, FOUR, Warner now, lunges forward, opens the face and lofts with the turn over extra cover

6.2

Dilshan to Warner, no run, flat this time, but some width, and Warner goes after it, needs a diving stop at cover

6.3

Dilshan to Warner, no run, tossed up, draws him out, but he cannot beat extra cover

6.4

Dilshan to Warner, OUT, Dilshan is being mobbed by his team-mates, lovely delivery, angled in on a good length from round the stumps, pitches off, and straightens sharply to beat Warner's push and hit the stump

DA Warner b Dilshan 10 (22m 18b 1x4 0x6) SR: 55.55

Big blow there, just as Warner and Wade looked like they were about to really set off quickly

6.5

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, full, outside off stump, defended back down the pitch

6.6

Dilshan to Hughes, 1 run, fuller, pushed to mid on, and the batsmen scamper a single

7.1

Kulasekara to Hughes, no run, length ball on middle stump, Hughes defends back to the bowler

7.2

Kulasekara to Hughes, no run, fuller and moving across Hughes, the batsman defends it to the on side

7.3

Kulasekara to Hughes, no run, defended again as Kulasekara continues to move it a touch across Hughes

7.4

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, bit shorter, and Hughes cuts close to his body, and gets a single down to long leg

7.5

Kulasekara to Wade, 1 run, pitched outside leg stump, Wade works that fullish ball into the on side

Short cover in

7.6

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, Fullish and on the legs again, Hughes pushes to mid on for a single

8.1

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, full, on off stump, defended into the off side

8.2

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, length ball on off, defended

8.3

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, a bit straighter and shorter, Hughes watchfully defends

8.4

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, length on off stump, Hughes gets forward again

8.5

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, a tad shorter, no change in approach from Hughes

8.6

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, and another dot ball finishes the maiden, the third from Dilshan. Bit straighter this time and Hughes defends again

short cover and short midwicket in

9.1

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, length on the pads, defended into the on side

9.2

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, 123kph, length ball on the pads, appeal for lbw, but it pitched outside leg I expect

9.3

Kulasekara to Wade, no run, full and on off stump, Wade attempts to drive that but doesn't time it. Tidied up by short cover.

9.4

Kulasekara to Wade, 1 run, shorter and angled across, Wade stands up to punch that through the off side, and a fumble at cover point allows a single

9.5

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, on the legs and Hughes knocks that into the leg side and the batsmen take one into the infield

9.6

Kulasekara to Wade, OUT, OUT! Second breakthrough for Sri Lanka, and no, this one isn't the outswinger to the left handers. Kulasekara pitches it on leg and gets it to straighten, which is what does Wade in. the batsman had expected that to go with the angle and played a delicate cut shot, but the ball struck him in front and the review could not save him.

MS Wade lbw b Kulasekara 23 (36m 28b 4x4 0x6) SR: 82.14

10.1

Dilshan to Hughes, 1 run, length ball, pushed for a single

10.2

Dilshan to Bailey, 1 run, full delivery, Bailey hits that to long on

10.3

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, length ball, defended square into the on side

10.4

Dilshan to Hughes, 1 run, pushed wide of mid on and the batsmen take one

10.5

Dilshan to Bailey, 1 run, worked off the legs into a gap, square on the leg side

10.6

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, Hughes gets forward and pushes a fullish ball to short cover

Kulasekara to continue

11.1

Kulasekara to Bailey, no run, length wide off off stump, Bailey punches that straight to point

11.2

Kulasekara to Bailey, no run, full ball well wide of off stump again, Bailey defends to the off side

11.3

Kulasekara to Bailey, no run, full and angled in towards the stumps, driven to mid on

11.4

Kulasekara to Bailey, no run, angled in again, and Bailey defends this to the off side

11.5

Kulasekara to Bailey, no run, length outside off stump, Bailey leaves that alone

Mark: "What is it about top order batsmen that they all feel such shock at being given out they feel obliged to waste their teams review regardless of the merits of the decision? I wonder how many ODI's there have been where one of the top 3 batsmen haven't called for a review of an out decision? It must be a pretty small percentage."

11.6

Kulasekara to Bailey, no run, angled in again, Bailey punches that one, but straight to the cover fielder, and Kulasekara gets in on a maiden

12.1

Dilshan to Hughes, 2 runs, Full ball on the stumps, pushed square of mid on, Malinga chases after it, stops it with his boot, but allows two

12.2

Dilshan to Hughes, 1 run, full outside off stump, driven with intent by Hughes, but short cover gets a hand on it and keeps it to one

12.3

Dilshan to Bailey, no run, pitched on middle and straightens, Bailey gets a thick outside edge into the infield

12.4

Dilshan to Bailey, 1 run, shuffles down the pitch and punches that to long off

12.5

Dilshan to Hughes, no run, length outside off stump, pushed into the off side, but straight to a fielder

12.6

Dilshan to Hughes, 1 run, length outside off again, this time Hughes finds a gap with his push

Mathews replaces Kulasekara

13.1

Mathews to Hughes, no run, Length ball outside off stump, a touch of movement, and that goes through to the keeper

DV3 is unhappy with the present use of DRS: "Something needs to be done about the DRS! In a business, if a system is not doing what it is designed for then you change it, right? The DRS is not getting rid of the howler. Instead, batsmen are using it tactically to review plumb LBW's. The majority of the time, the umpire makes the right decision. The majority of the time, player makes the wrong decision in reviewing line ball LBW's. So who do you think should have control of the DRS? #fixit"

13.2

Mathews to Hughes, no run, tighter on the stumps and fuller, Hughes defends that into the off side

13.3

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, very wide length ball, Hughes moves across to cut it but doesn't time it as he would like. Dilshan misfields though and allows a single

13.4

Mathews to Bailey, no run, length ball outside off stump, defended

13.5

Mathews to Bailey, no run, big shout for lbw! it's hit Bailey on the knee roll and it may have been moving down the leg side as well. The appeal is turned down and Sri Lanka opt not to review,

13.6

Mathews to Bailey, no run, length on the stumps, defended to the leg side

Lasith Malinga into the attack now.

Replays show that lbw shout would have just clipped the top of leg stump.

14.1

Malinga to Hughes, no run, 130kph, length on off stump, Hughes shaped to hit that through the on side, but ends up defending it

14.2

Malinga to Hughes, no run, on off stump again, pushed into the square on the off side

14.3

Malinga to Hughes, no run, full and outside off, Hughes drives it straight to mid off

14.4

Malinga to Hughes, 2 runs, short, well outside off stump, Hughes plays that late and he gets it fine enough of third man to take two runs

14.5

Malinga to Hughes, no run, length ball angled across him, hit to short cover

14.6

Malinga to Hughes, no run, length outside off again, punched to cover

The wickets have slowed scoring right down, Australia going at less than 3.5

15.1

Mathews to Bailey, no run, length outside off, pushed into the off side

15.2

Mathews to Bailey, FOUR, full and on the pads, Bailey picks that up languidly and gets it over midwicket and to the fence, lovely shot.

15.3

Mathews to Bailey, no run, length ball outside off again, and pushed into the off side

15.4

Mathews to Bailey, no run, another appeal. This one for a caught behind, it was close to the inside edge, but there doesn't seem to be much in it. Could have been an lbw shout as well, but it hit the batsman outside off stump

15.5

Mathews to Bailey, 1 run, pushed wide of mid on, and the batsmen scamper one

15.6

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, length ball outside off stump, Hughes opens the face and runs it to third man

josh: "The 3rd and 4th umpire should have the authority to overturn the on field call in case of batsmen adjudged out. They should see on TV and make their mind to view the replays/hotspot immediately. The batsman takes 1 min to walk back and decision can be made within that time. In case of not-out given the fielding side should call for review and they should get 2 reviews even in one dayers"

16.1

Malinga to Hughes, no run, short of a length ball outside off, defended on the back foot

16.2

Malinga to Hughes, no run, fuller and on off stump, pushed into the infield defensively

16.3

Malinga to Hughes, no run, length on off stump again, Hughes pushes at it and the batsmen consider a run, but decide against it

16.4

Malinga to Hughes, no run, length ball on middle stump, knocked down into the leg side

16.5

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, length wide of off stump, Hughes goes back and punches this through the gap on the off side to the deep cover fielder

16.6

Malinga to Bailey, no run, 142kph, fast, tailing yorker. Bailey just got his bat down in time on that one, as it honed in on leg stump. A yelp from Malinga.

17.1

Mathews to Hughes, no run, length wide of off stump, Hughes punches that with intent, but Dilshan fields it at backward point

17.2

Mathews to Hughes, no run, length ball again, Hughes comes forward to push it to extra cover

17.3

Mathews to Hughes, FOUR, pierces the field, and this runs to the cover fence. Fullish ball outside off, and Hughes comes forward and times it sweetly

17.4

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, pushed into the leg side, and the batsmen take a quick single

17.5

Mathews to Bailey, no run, driven straight, but the ball hits the stumps at the other end and deflects straight to mid on

17.6

Mathews to Bailey, 1 run, length ball, angled slightly in to Bailey, He opens the face and hits that behind square for one

A lot of feedback suggesting that the umpires should not control the reviews, because that would be moving too close to letting technology run the game.

There's something in that.

Anyway, that's drinks at Bellerive.

18.1

Malinga to Bailey, no run, full and tailing again, pushed to mid on

18.2

Malinga to Bailey, no run, Malinga's got his yorkers humming now, this one was right in the block hole and swinging towards leg stump. Assured defence from Bailey though.

18.3

Malinga to Bailey, no run, length on off stump. Bailey defends that back to the bowler. Malinga's operating at around 140kph.

18.4

Malinga to Bailey, no run, slower ball outside off stump, pushed to point

18.5

Malinga to Bailey, no run, another tailing full delivery, hits the inside of Bailey's bat and goes to mid on

18.6

Malinga to Bailey, no run, full, fast and tailing again. Bailey drives at it but can't get any power in the shot. Mid off fields and Malinga has his first maiden.

Rangana Herath comes into the attack.

19.1

Herath to Hughes, no run, flighted and pitched outside off stump, Hughes strides forward in defence

19.2

Herath to Hughes, no run, flighted again, Hughes shuffles up and kills the spin

19.3

Herath to Hughes, no run, a smidge shorter here, and Hughes hangs back. It beats his outside edge

19.4

Herath to Hughes, no run, fullish, pushed into the leg side

19.5

Herath to Hughes, no run, full again, Hughes comes forward and pushes it back to Herath

19.6

Herath to Hughes, no run, Herath has landed it almost on the same spot as his five previous balls. Pushed defensively into the off side

Angelo Mathews changes ends and replaces Malinga. Interesting move from Mahela.

20.1

Mathews to Bailey, 2 runs, a wide floater outside the off stump, Bailey drives that wide of the cover sweeper, who runs around and keeps it to two

20.2

Mathews to Bailey, 1 run, short outside off stump, Bailey plays a controlled pull to deep square leg

20.3

Mathews to Hughes, no run, It's hit the stumps! But the bails didn't come off. Short again, and Hughes attempts a pull. The ball gets an under edge, dribbles onto the stumps, but not with enough force to dislodge the bails.

20.4

Mathews to Hughes, 2 runs, slower ball on leg stump, Hughes whips that off his pads and fine leg can't prevent two

20.5

Mathews to Hughes, FOUR, lovely shot! Full and outside off stump, Hughes drives that past a diving mid off to the boundary

20.6

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, shortish, pulled well in front of square to the sweeper on the leg side

21.1

Herath to Hughes, 2 runs, full and on leg stump, worked into the leg side, where a misfield allows a second run

21.2

Herath to Hughes, no run, shorter and outside off stump, cut straight to point

21.3

Herath to Hughes, no run, full and on the legs, Hughes whips that to square leg

21.4

Herath to Hughes, no run, shuffles down the pitch and hits that back to the bowler

21.5

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, floated right up there, Hughes whips it square on the leg side again, not fooled by the flight

21.6

Herath to Bailey, no run, full, pitched on middle and straightening. Bailey defends.

Thisara Perera into the attack now, after an expensive over from Mathews

22.1

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 1 run, wide and short, Hughes cuts that hard, but straight to the deep fielder on the off side

22.2

NLTC Perera to Bailey, 1 run, wide again, and full, Bailey drives away from his body and again the deep square fielder keeps it to one

22.3

NLTC Perera to Hughes, FOUR, poor bowling from Perera, he's been all over the place so far. This one is way down leg side, Hughes gets some bat on it and it's down to the fine leg fence for a simple four

22.4

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 4 wides, another wide one down the leg side, and even Chandimal can't stop this one. He gets a glove on it which prevents it from running to the boundary

22.4

NLTC Perera to Bailey, no run, better from Perera, length ball outside off stump that's defended

22.5

NLTC Perera to Bailey, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Bailey beats the diving cover with a drive and a poor throw from Malinga means the batsman take two easily

50 partnership for this pair. It's sort of sneaked up

22.6

NLTC Perera to Bailey, no run, length outside off stump, the drive is stopped by cover this time

23.1

Herath to Hughes, no run, length ball, pitched on middle but angled across, defended

23.2

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, fuller, pitched on off stump, Hughes opens the face and gets a single to point

23.3

Herath to Bailey, no run, full and on off stump, pushed back to the bowler

23.4

Herath to Bailey, 1 run, Bailey is down the pitch and drives that to long off. the batsmen think about two but decide against it

23.5

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, a full ball is worked off the toes into the leg side

23.6

Herath to Bailey, no run, full again, and driven - but straight to short cover

24.1

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, full and on off stump, driven straight to the fielder

24.2

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, pitched on middle, length ball. Hughes comes forward and defends

24.3

NLTC Perera to Hughes, FOUR, super shot. Full from Perera, Hughes throws his hands at that one and times it superbly wide of mid off, all the way to the fence

24.4

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, short of a length and Hughes attempts to cut that, but it's too close to his body

24.5

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, length ball on middle stump, hit back to the bowler

24.6

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, length ball angled across Hughes, the batsman tries to punch that into the off side but doesn't time it

Australia have regrouped nicely here, and Sri Lanka are leaking runs from one end

25.1

Herath to Bailey, no run, full and on off stump, driven to the fielder

25.2

Herath to Bailey, 1 run, full, but slightly on the pads and Bailey knocks that down to long on for one

25.3

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, full again, outside off stump, Hughes punches that to deep cover and thinks about the second, but opts out

25.4

Herath to Bailey, no run, pitched on middle stump, Bailey defends

25.5

Herath to Bailey, no run, flighted and pitched wide of off stump, Bailey jams it into the pitch

25.6

Herath to Bailey, no run, the batsman advances, but Herath pulls his length back a touch and Bailey can only defend that one back to Herath

Perera continues

26.1

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, Length on off stump, defended into the off side

26.2

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, length on middle stump, watchfully played again

Ed: "Is Mahela holding back Malinga until Australia has reached 2/180 after 36 with these two well set for a big score? Bread and butter for Hussey and the rest to come."

26.3

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 1 run, pushed into the off side for one

26.4

NLTC Perera to Bailey, OUT, would you believe it? Perera has conjured a wicket out of nowhere. Fullish ball, seemed to hang in the pitch for a moment and Bailey was too quick on the shot. He ends up lobbing that straight back to the bowler, who takes a decent catch, bending low on his follow through.

GJ Bailey c & b NLTC Perera 17 (67m 43b 1x4 0x6) SR: 39.53

David Hussey walks in.

26.5

NLTC Perera to Hussey, no run, Length ball, outside off stump. Hussey flashes a cut but doesn't get anything on it

26.6

NLTC Perera to Hussey, no run, 135kph, Full and outside off. Driven by Hussey, but straight to the short cover.

Successful over for Perera, who has a knack of getting wickets even when he's not bowling particularaly well,

27.1

Herath to Hughes, no run, drifted way wide of off stump, Hughes steps out and defends

27.2

Herath to Hughes, no run, he goes back, and cuts this one, but straight to the fielder

27.3

Herath to Hughes, no run, full and on his legs, pushed to mid on

27.4

Herath to Hughes, no run, full and on leg stump again, Hughes turns that to square leg but can't beat the fielder

27.5

Herath to Hughes, no run, this one slides across Hughes and beats his outside edge. Chandimal lets out a little yelp. He's kept well today

27.6

Herath to Hughes, no run, full and on the legs again, Hughes can't pierce the legside ring

Malinga into the attack now. Ed gets his wish.

28.1

Malinga to Hussey, 3 runs, tailing full ball, but it's overpitched and Hussey swings that on to the leg side for three. Just a touch too short from Malinga

28.2

Malinga to Hughes, no run, this time he gets the yorker right, Hughes just gets his bat down in time. The ball was heading towards leg stump

28.3

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, full ball angled across Hughes, the batsman drives but gets a thick outside edge which goes safely to third man

28.4

Malinga to Hussey, no run, full tailing yorker at 141kph. Hussey blocks that into the off side.

eranga: "Ed, can you make another comment like the last one, please. we need a nother wicket."

28.5

Malinga to Hussey, 1 run, fullish again, Hussey gets that through the off side infield for a single

28.6

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, Another yorker, Hughes' bat comes down a little early and he gets a leading edge, but the ball scoots along the ground to third man.

Herath bowling beautifully to Hughes here, as he did in the Tests. You feel something's got to give in this battle. Hughes is hanging on well.

29.1

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, full and on off stump, Hughes punches it to long on

29.2

Herath to Hussey, 2 runs, length ball on the pads, Hussey goes back to whip that to the deep fielder on the leg side

29.3

Herath to Hussey, 1 run, fullish, punched to sweeper cover this time

29.4

Herath to Hughes, FOUR, Hughes comes down the pitch and drives that nicely past cover for four. Great shot and it seems like he is sick of being bowled to. That's his 50 as well.

29.5

Herath to Hughes, no run, full delivery, hit to mid off

29.6

Herath to Hughes, no run, slightly shorter and turned into the leg side, but to the fielder

Jayanga: "Even though Srilanka seems to be on top this stage, I still dont understand the decision of Mahela to bowl first. This pitch seems to say "Come on get as many runs and defend"

30.1

Malinga to Hussey, 1 run, Short ball, Hussey climbs nicely on top of that one and pulls it into the deep

30.2

Malinga to Hughes, no run, fullish ball, driven to mid off

30.3

Malinga to Hughes, no run, full toss, searching for the yorker, and Hughes drives that to mid on again. Australia are looking to keep the score moving quickly here.

30.4

Malinga to Hughes, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Hughes drives that past cover and the sweeper comes around to cut it off in the deep

30.5

Malinga to Hughes, no run, another leading edge off a yorker, but Hughes didn't get enough bat on it for the ball to carry to the fielder.

30.6

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, slower ball, length on leg stump, Hughes whips that around to the deep square leg.

Hughes is playing a nice innings here. He has chose his moments well.

31.1

Herath to Hughes, no run, Full and on off stump, defended back down the pitch

31.2

Herath to Hughes, no run, a tad shorter and straightening, Hughes defends again

31.3

Herath to Hughes, 2 runs, Hughes had no idea about that one. Shuffles down the pitch a little, but Herath fires it full and fast and Hughes manages to get his bat down and gets an outside edge past the keeper

31.4

Herath to Hughes, no run, full and on the legs, hit to short midwicket

31.5

Herath to Hughes, no run, comes down the pitch and whips it to midwicket again. Herath is all over him, but Hughes isn't about to give it away.

31.6

Herath to Hughes, no run, a little shuffle down the pitch again, and Hughes defends this one to the off side as Herath pares back the length a shade

Perera comes back into the attack

32.1

NLTC Perera to Hussey, 2 runs, length and outside off stump, Hussey slots that softly to the offside and the batsmen scamper a second

32.2

NLTC Perera to Hussey, 1 run, fullish and on leg stump, hit wide of mid on and the batsmen take another quick run

32.3

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 2 runs, wide and full, driven hard into the off side and the sweeper runs around to cut it off

32.4

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, wide of off stump, Hughes goes back and cuts well, but Dilshan makes a diving save at backward point

32.5

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 1 run, wide of off sump again, Hughes cuts in front of square this time and hits a gap

32.6

NLTC Perera to Hussey, no run, length outside off, punched into the square on the off side

33.1

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, length ball, whipped into the leg side for a single

33.2

Herath to Hussey, 1 run, Full and outside off, driven into the vacant off side

33.3

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, full and wide, Hughes advances and jams down on that one. Gets it wide of backward point to take one

33.4

Herath to Hussey, 1 run, punched down the ground, and Herath can't stop that

33.5

Herath to Hughes, FOUR, great shot! Shuffles down again and gets to the pitch of the ball, throws his hands at it and beats sweeper cover, having timed it nicely

33.6

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, pushed into the offside for one. These two have done a good job of injecting a little life into the run rate.

34.1

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, wide and short, but Hughes finds a diving Dilshan with his cut

34.2

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 1 run, length outside off stump, that's been hit into the deep on the off side

34.3

NLTC Perera to Hussey, 1 run, length on the legs, turned into the legside where the deep fielder runs around to collect

34.4

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 1 run, Hughes waits on a wide-ish delivery outside off stump and gets it fine of a diving Dilshan for one

34.5

NLTC Perera to Hussey, no run, length outside off stump, defended

34.6

NLTC Perera to Hussey, FOUR, full on middle stump and that's been driven powerfully down the ground. Perera can't get a hand on it and it zooms to the straight fence with two men giving chase.

Rick: "Hats off Herath, Oce again doing a great job. He realy has not let SL down after Murli. Wish he had played allong side him during those years. He would have taken allot more wickets."

Hard to argue with that. Just makes the best of every opportunity that comes to him, doesn't he?

Around the wicket now.

35.1

Herath to Hughes, no run, Fullish and on off stump, Hughes hits back to the bowler

35.2

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, down the track and Hughes whips that to the leg side

35.3

Herath to Hussey, 1 run, pitched on middle stump and straightening slightly, Hussey hits that to long on

35.4

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, pushed into the off side, where it's fielded well to prevent a second run

35.5

Herath to Hussey, 1 run, fullish again, and driven unfussily down to long off

35.6

Herath to Hughes, no run, big lbw appeal as Herath gets one to turn into Hughes from off stump, but it's turned down quickly. That was probably missing leg.

Malinga comes in to the attack, in the Powerplay

36.1

Malinga to Hussey, 1 run, full and tailing, Hussey gets that wide of mid on and scampers a quick single. A shy at the stumps, but Hussey would have been home anyway.

36.2

Malinga to Hughes, FOUR, poor ball, don't bowl there to Hughes. Wide and short, Hughes murders that through Dilshan at backward point and to the fence

36.3

Malinga to Hughes, no run, tailing yorker, dug out watchfully

36.4

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, full toss outside off stump, Hughes drives that straight to deep cover

36.5

Malinga to Hussey, 1 run, full and just outside off, driven down the ground

36.6

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, Hughes backs away to make room, but Malinga follows him with an attempted yorker. The batsman manages to get it away into the off side for one though.

37.1

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, full ball, driven straight back but Herath misfields it

37.2

Herath to Hussey, no run, full and pitched on middle stump, hit straight back to Herath

37.3

Herath to Hussey, no run, a tad shorter this time and outside off stump, Hussey hits back to the bowler again

37.4

Herath to Hussey, no run, in the blockhole, and Hussey just digs that one out

37.5

Herath to Hussey, 1 run, pitched on middle stump and Hussey manages to get that one past Herath and to long on.

37.6

Herath to Hughes, 1 run, pitched on middle stump again and turned just wide of mid on for a quick single.

That's the end of Herath's spell. It's been a good'un, despite the lack of wickets.

38.1

Malinga to Hughes, FOUR, poor full toss outside off stump from Malinga and Hughes smacks that past point for a boundary

38.2

Malinga to Hughes, FOUR, terrific shot. This was an attempted yorker on leg stump and Hughes opens his stance and whips that powerfully wide of mid on for a boundary

38.3

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, this one is worked into the leg side off the pads, and the batsmen scamper one

38.4

Malinga to Hussey, 1 run, wide yorker, Hussey drives at that one. Doesn't time it, but gets it wide enough of mid on to get a single.

38.5

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, wide and full again, Hughes gets low and runs it off the blade for one

38.6

Malinga to Hussey, 1 wide, attempted yorker fired down the leg side. Chandimal does well to collect.

38.6

Malinga to Hussey, 1 run, another attempted yorker that's a tad too short. Hussey works that into the legside infield.

Australia have done superbly after the fall of the last wicket. Sri Lanka are a little under pressure, perhaps for the first time since the opening overs.

39.1

Kulasekara to Hussey, no run, length on off stump, driven straight to cover

39.2

Kulasekara to Hussey, 1 run, slower ball wide of off stump and a touch short. Huseey goes back to cut that into the square, and there is enough time to take one

39.3

Kulasekara to Hughes, 2 runs, full and on the pads, Hughes whips that to the deep legside fielder

39.4

Kulasekara to Hughes, no run, full toss outside off, Hughes runs down the pitch but can't get bat on it. Hughes is annoyed with himself for missing that, with the field up

39.5

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, length ball angled in. Hughes works that wide of mid on

39.6

Kulasekara to Hussey, 1 run, slower ball on the stumps, punched to sweeper cover

Eugene LaBrooy: "What's Jeevan Mendis in the team for? He's not a specialist batsman, and he isn't bowling either."

I think he's seen as more of a utility player these days. He's in the team for his batting, and his bowling is there as a good option if the wicket is taking turn. He gives Sri Lanka plenty in the field though.

But I agree that he doesn't bowl enough at present.

Mathews is back.

40.1

Mathews to Hussey, no run, Short of a length on the stumps, hit into the leg side, but to the midwicket fielder

40.2

Mathews to Hussey, 1 run, fuller and on the stumps, hit slightly wide of Malinga at midwicket this time, and a single is taken

40.3

Mathews to Hughes, no run, slower ball just short of a length. Hughes pushes that into the offside.

40.4

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, Hughes swipes across the line there, pulling the ball from way outside off stump to the deep midwicket fielder

40.5

Mathews to Hussey, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, pushed into the leg side for one

40.6

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, fullish and on off stump, pushed to long on for a single

41.1

Kulasekara to Hughes, no run, delivered from wide of the crease, angled in. Hughes gets an inside edge on that

41.2

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Hughes comes down the track and squeezes it into the gap on the off side and to deep cover

41.3

Kulasekara to Hussey, 1 run, full toss on middle stump, Hussey whips that to deep midwicket

41.4

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, slower ball, 102kph, Hughes advances and has a swing at at that. Gets it to go to deep midwicket off a mishit.

41.5

Kulasekara to Hussey, 1 run, full and on the toes, Hussey drives to long on for one

41.6

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, very short there, might have been a wide if Hughes left it alone. He gets his bat above his head and manages to control the shot down to fine leg. Five away from a hundred here, and he has increased his strike rate nicely.

42.1

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, fullish ball, hit straight to midwicket. Hughes scampers one, and may have been in trouble had the throw hit from Thirimanne.

42.2

Mathews to Hussey, no run, outside off stump, goes through to the keeper

42.3

Mathews to Hussey, no run, slower ball outside off stump, Hussey cuts it but can't beat Dilshan who dives to make the stop

42.4

Mathews to Hussey, 2 runs, angled into the pads, Hussey turns that towards deep square leg and the batsmen scamper two. Good running.

42.5

Mathews to Hussey, 1 run, wide of off stump again, but Hussey bunts that down towards mid on for one. Picking the gaps nicely here

42.6

Mathews to Hughes, 1 run, length ball on the pads, Hughes whips that straight to the deep midwicket

Perera into the attack. He's been expensive today.

43.1

NLTC Perera to Hughes, FOUR, Hundred for Hughes! Short and wide from Perera, and that is cut hard by Hughes. He gets that through the backward point fielder, and to the fence. Good hundred and his second in the series.

Deano: "Funny how people's perception changes. Not long ago Peter Forrest made 100 from 130-odd, Australia lost the game as he was chastized for batting too slowly. Now Hughes is going at the same strike rate and it's a masterful knock, all because Australia have been (rightly) accused of being unable to play swing bowling and not being able to stick it out."

43.2

NLTC Perera to Hughes, no run, length on the pads, hit into the legside, but can't beat the fielder

43.3

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 2 runs, fullish and on off stump, scooped over the infield on the offside

43.4

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 2 runs, Hughes hits that hard into the legside this time, and there's enough time for a well-run two

43.5

NLTC Perera to Hughes, 1 run, makes room and drives that hard, but Jeevan Mendis at mid on makes a superb diving save. Can't prevent the single though

43.6

NLTC Perera to Hussey, OUT, Perera has conjured another wicket - a run out this time. Hussey hit that straight into the pitch and took off for a run that simply wasn't there, because the ball had only made it as far as the bowler. Hussey turned to return to his crease, but Perera was on target with the throw and Hussey was miles out. Decent knock there from Hussey. The end of a very good partnership.

DJ Hussey run out 34 (76m 39b 1x4 0x6) SR: 87.17

Malinga's back.

44.1

Malinga to Hughes, no run, Slower ball first up. It's fullish and outside off stump. The batsman swings big, but can't get bat to it.

44.2

Malinga to Hughes, no run, another slower ball outside off stump and Hughes is through the shot early again.

44.3

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, another slower ball angled across, but Hughes is wise to it this time. Strokes that to the sweeper cover and puts Maxwell on strike

44.4

Malinga to Maxwell, 2 runs, attempted yorker that is again a little short. Maxwell clears the front leg and drills that to deep cover.

44.5

Malinga to Maxwell, 1 run, slower short ball, and Maxwell gets away with a baseball-style bunt. He was shaping to pull that but realised it was too slow, and just hung the bat out. The ball took a top edge and landed safely in the infield

44.6

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, yet another slower ball and another one that almost yields a wicket. Hughes clears the front leg and tries to smash that through the offside, but is fooled by the lack of pace again. The mishit lands just short of cover

Kulasekara in for his penultimate over.

45.1

Kulasekara to Hughes, SIX, big six first up. Hughes opens his stance and swings that overpitched delivery way over cow corner

45.2

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, hits that one square on the offside

45.3

Kulasekara to Maxwell, 1 run, dropped! Tough chance though. Slower length ball outside off stump and Maxwell swings hard at that. Mahela at mid on gets fingertips to it as he attempts to pull the ball down, but he can't hold the catch. Saves a boundary though.

45.4

Kulasekara to Hughes, 2 runs, full and straight, driven down the ground

45.5

Kulasekara to Hughes, 1 run, full again, hit towards long on for one

45.6

Kulasekara to Maxwell, 1 run, full and on the stumps, hit to extra cover for one

46.1

Malinga to Maxwell, FOUR, full toss on the stumps, Maxwell makes room and he smashes that through the packed offside right field to the boundary. Australia out to hurt Sri Lanka here.

46.2

Malinga to Maxwell, no run, advances and makes room, but it's a slower ball outside off stump and he's through the shot way too early

46.3

Malinga to Maxwell, 1 leg bye, slower short ball, and he's through the shot early again. Hits him on the side and the batsmen take a leg bye

46.4

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, slower ball again, fuller this time. Hughes carves that to deep point.

46.5

Malinga to Maxwell, no run, slower again, short outside off stump and Hughes drags that onto the leg side, but straight to the fielder at a straight-ish midwicket

46.6

Malinga to Maxwell, OUT, another slower ball, an full. Maxwell trying to smash that over the top, but he's undone by the lack of pace again, and this time the top edge sails high enough for a fielder to settle under it at extra cover.

GJ Maxwell c Thirimanne b Malinga 9 (14m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

47.1

Mathews to Henriques, 1 run, wide and short, Henriques hits that into the deep on the offside and turns the strike over

47.2

Mathews to Hughes, 2 runs, Hughes makes room and hits a length ball on the stumps wide of deep cover for a couple

47.3

Mathews to Hughes, FOUR, a slower ball again but Hughes is reading them well now. Length and on the stumps, and Hughes swings that onto the leg side. Goes flat and fast and almost over the fence.

47.4

Mathews to Hughes, FOUR, beautifully played. Full and outside off, Hughes just gets low and directs that fine of short third man for four. He's playing a gem here.

47.5

Mathews to Hughes, 1 leg bye, short ball, and I think that was the slower one, Hughes can't get bat on it and it hits him. The batsmen take a leg bye

47.6

Mathews to Henriques, 1 run, fullish ball, hit to mid off

48.1

Malinga to Henriques, 1 run, slower ball again and Henriques just knocks that into the off side and gets Hughes on strike

A lot of slower balls from Sri Lanka. This pitch is a little slow, and they've largely been effective.

48.2

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, Short of a length outisde off stump, punched to deep cover

48.3

Malinga to Henriques, 1 run, slow and on the stumps again, turned into the on side for one.

48.4

Malinga to Hughes, 1 run, slow again, Hughes tries to cut it but gets and under edge. The batsmen scamper a single and there's a chance of an overthrow, but Hughes can't turn in time.

48.5

Malinga to Henriques, no run, 139kph, full and hit straight to the backward point fielder

48.6

Malinga to Henriques, 1 run, slower again, and full outside off. Henriques gets a top edge, but it lands well short of third man

Kulasekara to bowl the last

49.1

Kulasekara to Henriques, 2 runs, full toss on the stumps, drilled wide of long on, and the batsmen take two

49.2

Kulasekara to Henriques, 1 run, full and on the stumps again, hit to long off, but to the fielder this time.

49.3

Kulasekara to Hughes, no run, length ball, and a charging Hughes can only get that as far as the bowler. Retreats quickly to the crease.

49.4

Kulasekara to Hughes, FOUR, full toss angled in, Hughes stays deep in his crease and swings that over midwicket and to the legside fence.

49.5

Kulasekara to Hughes, 3 runs, very well timed straight drive there to an overpitched delivery on the stumps. Thisara Perera runs around to cut it off just short of the boundary.

49.6

Kulasekara to Henriques, 1 run, full again and drilled hard to sweeper cover. Just a single off the last ball.

Super finish from Australia, who at one stage looked like they mightn't make 220. Hughes guided the innings brilliantly with an unbeaten 138. The pitch is a slow one, so this won't be an easy run chase.

Grant: "Perfectly paced innings from Hughes. He's shown a lot of maturity today." Hard to argue with that - though he did have some luck when the ball hit the stumps and didn't dislodge the bails. He wasn't hitting the ball particularly well at the start of his innings, but got everything purring nicely at the end.

Join us in a bit for Sri Lanka's innings. They've been patchy with the bat in this series, so it could be an interesting finish.