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RESULT
1st Test, Hobart, December 14 - 18, 2012, Sri Lanka tour of Australia
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Australia FlagAustralia
450/5d & 278
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
(T:393) 336 & 255

Australia won by 137 runs

Player Of The Match
5/54 & 4/50
peter-siddle
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Australia's first win this home season

Australia's first win this home season

Dec 18, 2012
Australia in control despite Dilshan century

Australia in control despite Dilshan century

Dec 16, 2012
Hughes shines on steady day for Australia

Hughes shines on steady day for Australia

Dec 14, 2012
Sri Lanka fight but face uphill task

Sri Lanka fight but face uphill task

Dec 17, 2012
Australia dominant as Sri Lanka stutters

Australia dominant as Sri Lanka stutters

Dec 15, 2012
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Use the DRS to get rid of howlers, not to strive for perfection

Cricket is not a perfect science, nor is television coverage. The quest should not be for perfect decisions but to eliminate appalling ones

Use the DRS to get rid of howlers, not to strive for perfection

Last-day pitch a 'minefield' - SL coach

The fifth day Hobart pitch was a tough Test for Sri Lankan batsmen, says coach Graham Ford

Last-day pitch a 'minefield' - SL coach

Sri Lanka's skill demands they do better

While some of the fighting individual performances in Hobart were consolations for Sri Lanka, many in the team did not reach their full potential; they must strive for more in the two remaining Tests

Sri Lanka's skill demands they do better

The captain and the spearhead

Michael Clarke's prolific batting and captaincy has been critical to the development of the team but so too has Peter Siddle's bowling old-fashioned aggressive bowling

The captain and the spearhead
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Sri Lanka Innings
Player NameRB
FDM Karunaratne
bowled3081
TM Dilshan
caught1116
KC Sangakkara
lbw63226
DPMD Jayawardene
caught1977
TT Samaraweera
lbw49140
AD Mathews
caught1961
HAPW Jayawardene
caught2133
KMDN Kulasekara
caught933
HMRKB Herath
bowled826
RMS Eranga
caught620
UWMBCA Welegedara
not out04
Extras(b 10, lb 8, nb 1, w 1)
Total255(10 wkts; 119.2 ovs)
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