Mitchell Starc has answered his critics with a five-wicket haul and Usman Khawaja looks to have retained his Ashes spot with a century for Australia who have set Sri Lanka a target of 516 runs to win the second Test. Sri Lanka were 17-0 in reply when bad light ended play on day three. It came after a dramatic morning at Manuka Oval where Kusal Perera was twice struck by Jhye Richardson on the helmet and became the second Sri Lankan to retire hurt in the innings. He was assessed again at the end of the over by Sri Lankan medical staff. The left-armer had Dilruwan Perera (10) caught behind and clean bowled Fernando to bag his 10th career five-wicket haul and fifth against Sri Lanka.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2019 07:18 UTC