Steve Smith became the 15th member of test cricket's 10,000-run club as he and opener Usman Khawaja smashed hundreds to help Australia rack up 330 for two on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday.

Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja's opening partner in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday, Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith said on the eve of the match.

The rainy weather conditions have given Australia a selection problem for the opening test against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, although one thing seems certain: Travis Head will open the batting.

Usman Khawaja has revealed how Australian coach Andrew McDonald assured him that a lean 2024 would not preclude him from another chance to excel on the subcontinent.

Shane Warne’s family has celebrated a tribute to the late Australian cricket legend at the Test side’s clash with Sri Lanka in Galle. The first match of the Warne-Murali series, named in honour of the Aussie spin king and Sri Lanka’s 800-wicket hero Mattiah Muralitharan, got underway on Wednesday.

Sam Konstas's was questioned by a legend as Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and Travis Head were all beneficiaries of Sri Lankan blunders. Here are the quick hits from day one of the first Test in Galle.

Australia’s batters have feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle.

A blockbuster day of Test cricket is upon us. Australia and England do battle in a women’s Ashes Test at the MCG, while Steve Smith’s men continue at the crease in Galle. Follow the action.

Khawaja, 38, became the oldest Australian to score a Test century in more than two decades, batting for the entirety of day one in Galle for an unbeaten 147 as the tourists reached 2-330 at stumps in the first Test against Sri Lanka. The 16th Test century ...

In 2016, he appeared clueless against spin at the venue. Almost nine years on, he disrupted spin with a wide range of shots

Steve Smith led from the front and scored his 35th Test hundred to help Australia dominate proceedings on Wednesday in Galle. Usman Khawaja roared back to form with a hundred after Travis Head gave the visitors a blazing start.