After a commanding batting performance, Australia set Sri Lanka a daunting target of 352 in the first Test at Galle

Australia might have had their backs to the wall at the close of the second day, but by stumps on day four their position was as strong as the sturdy 400-year-old Dutch Fort ramparts that ring this Galle Stadium.

After being completely dominated on the fourth day at Galle, Sri Lanka would need a special performance on the final day to pull off a victory in the first Test

Darren Lehmann and Damien Martyn struck contrasting centuries and put Australia in complete command at the end of the fourth day at Galle

Australia were firmly in control of theopening test at lunch on the fourth day, at 311 for 3

Australia might have had their backs to the wall at the close of the second day, but by stumps on day four their position was as strong as the sturdy 400-year-old Dutch Fort ramparts that ring this Galle Stadium

Australia's injury problems deepened on Wednesday morning as Brett Lee was ruled out of the series after his ankle injury flared up again following a training session

Matthew Hayden struck a superb unbeaten 106 off only 174 balls, as Australia fought back on the third day at Galle

Matthew Hayden struck a superb unbeaten 106 off only 174 balls, as Australia fought back on the third day at Galle

Shane Warne took his 24th five-wicket haul in Tests, helping Australia restrict Sri Lanka to 381 in their first innings, a deficit of 161

Australia's injury problems deepened on Wednesday morning as Brett Lee was ruled out of the series after his ankle injury flared up again following a training session

Shane Warne made a glorious return to international cricket at Galle, taking 5 for 116 and leading Australia's revival on the third day of the first Test

Australia's injury problems deepened on Wednesday morning as Brett Lee was ruled out of the series after his ankle injury flared up again following a training session

The second day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, after Australia were dismissed for 220 on the first day, promised to produce an enthralling contest between bat and ball

Sri Lanka were 3 for 162 at lunch on the second day, just 58 behind the Australian first-innings total of 220

Tillakaratne Dilshan followed Muttiah Muralitharan's first-day heroics with a superb hundred, the third of his career and certainly the best, as Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the first Test at Galle.

Tillakaratne Dilshan followed Muttiah Muralitharan's first-day heroics with a superb hundred, the third of his career and certainly the best, as Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the first Test at Galle

Sri Lanka took the honours on day one

Sri Lanka took the honours on day one

You did not need Nostradamus to predict what the lucky winner of the tosswould do