FOUR BYES! Turn and bounce! Well, all the best, Australia. You are gonna bat last in this already deteriorating pitch. Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score: FOUR! Full, on middle, Dimuth Karunaratne flicks it through mid-wicket.

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Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final Test against Australia in Galle on Thursday. The hosts made three changes to the side that lost the first Test by an innings and 242 runs last week - Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat in Test cricket.

After handing Sri Lanka their heaviest defeat in the history of Tests by an innings and 242 runs in the first game, Australia will be eager to complete their first series win in the island nation since 2011.

Australia thumped Sri Lanka in the opening Test in Galle but are eager to make it a series whitewash. Follow the action live.

Steve Smith says he is unfazed by Sri Lanka’s decision to bowl defensively towards him during his first innings century last week at Galle.

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

A 64-run stand for the second wicket enabled Sri Lanka to reach 87-1 at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against Australia on Thursday. The Sri Lankan second-wicket pair batted with better discipline than the side showed when losing the first Test by a record innings and 242 runs last week.