Mitchell Starc struck early on Test return when he pinned Dimuth Karunaratne lbw for 5 in the fifth over of the opening Test in Pallekele where Sri Lanka opted to bat AFP
Josh Hazlewood then had Kusal Mendis lbw in a similar fashion in the next over Associated Press
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When Hazlewood had Kaushal Silva edging to slip in the tenth over, Sri Lanka were in trouble at 18 for 3 Associated Press
Angelo Mathews began promisingly with a couple of fours.... AFP
.... before left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe drew an outside edge from Mathews to slip for 15 AFP
And just when Dinesh Chandimal was settling in, he was dismissed for 15 as the hosts went to lunch at 84 for 5 AFP
Dhananjaya de Silva, one of the two debutants, launched his Test career with a six but was removed by Lyon off the second ball of the second session Getty Images
Lyon also accounted for the Pereras - Kusal and Dilruwan - as Sri Lanka were skittled for 117 in 34.2 overs AFP
Australia lost David Warner early when he chopped on for a duck AFP
Rangana Herath struck in the following over to get rid of Joe Burns for 3 AFP
Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja, however, settled their team and trimmed the deficit to 51 at tea. AFP
Rain, however, brought a premature end to the first day's play with Australia on 66 for 2 AFP
