Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Hobart, Dec 14 2012 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st Test, Hobart, December 14 - 18, 2012, Sri Lanka tour of Australia

450/5d & 278

(T:393) 336 & 255

Australia won by 137 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

5/54 & 4/50

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Match Highlights

Chappell: Australia finally rewarded for good cricket

Chappell: Australia finally rewarded for good cricket

Sri Lanka make ball-tampering claim

Sri Lanka make ball-tampering claim

'Starc was outstanding' - Clarke

'Starc was outstanding' - Clarke

'It was a tough Test match' - Mahela

'It was a tough Test match' - Mahela

Happy with my achievement - Herath

Happy with my achievement - Herath

Captaincy good challenge for Shane Watson - Arthur

Captaincy good challenge for Shane Watson - Arthur

Chappell: Siddle is the heart and soul of this Australian attack

Chappell: Siddle is the heart and soul of this Australian attack

Our bowlers built pressure - Siddle

Our bowlers built pressure - Siddle

Australia are a bowler short - Dilshan

Australia are a bowler short - Dilshan

Scoring quickly after lunch helped declaration - Hussey

Scoring quickly after lunch helped declaration - Hussey

SL seamers are improving - Ford

SL seamers are improving - Ford

Australia have the momentum - Hughes

Australia have the momentum - Hughes

Our bowlers are confident - Welegedara

Our bowlers are confident - Welegedara

Aussies roll Sri Lanka in Hobart

Aussies roll Sri Lanka in Hobart

Geoff Lawson: 'Expect a competitive series'

Geoff Lawson: 'Expect a competitive series'

Australia v Sri Lanka preview

Australia v Sri Lanka preview

We are happy with our preparations - Jayawardene

We are happy with our preparations - Jayawardene

Johnson unlucky to miss out - Clarke

Johnson unlucky to miss out - Clarke

We need to move on to a younger leader - Jayawardene

We need to move on to a younger leader - Jayawardene

Match Coverage

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Australia v Sri Lanka, 2012-13

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

Instant answers to T20 questions

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	bowled	30	81
TM Dilshan	caught	11	16
KC Sangakkara	lbw	63	226
DPMD Jayawardene	caught	19	77
TT Samaraweera	lbw	49	140
AD Mathews	caught	19	61
HAPW Jayawardene	caught	21	33
KMDN Kulasekara	caught	9	33
HMRKB Herath	bowled	8	26
RMS Eranga	caught	6	20
UWMBCA Welegedara	not out	0	4
Extras	(b 10, lb 8, nb 1, w 1)
Total	255(10 wkts; 119.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	26	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Dimuth Karunaratne
2nd	21	Kumar Sangakkara	Dimuth Karunaratne
3rd	65	Mahela Jayawardene	Kumar Sangakkara
4th	39	Thilan Samaraweera	Kumar Sangakkara
5th	50	Thilan Samaraweera	Angelo Mathews
6th	17	Thilan Samaraweera	Prasanna Jayawardene
7th	17	Prasanna Jayawardene	Nuwan Kulasekara
8th	12	Rangana Herath	Nuwan Kulasekara
9th	3	Rangana Herath	Shaminda Eranga
10th	5	Chanaka Welegedara	Shaminda Eranga

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