13/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Hobart, Dec 14-18 2012
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![Australia]( "Australia")
450/5d & 278 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
336 & 255 (119.2 ov)
Player of the Match
13/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Hobart, Dec 14-18 2012
-
![Australia]( "Australia")
450/5d & 278 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
336 & 255 (119.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
PM Siddle
- O25.3
- M11
- R54
- W5
- Eco2.11
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
MA Starc
- O28.2
- M7
- R63
- W5
- Eco2.22
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- AUS - 1st
- SL - 1st
- AUS - 2nd
- SL - 2nd
Australia - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
Australia - 2nd - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsEranga capable of sharpening blunt SL attack
In the absence of Lasith Malinga in Tests, Shaminda Eranga has the skills to be the most potent bowler in Sri Lanka's pace attack
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
Last-day pitch a 'minefield' - SL coach
The fifth day Hobart pitch was a tough Test for Sri Lankan batsmen, says coach Graham Ford
Desperation turns to jubilation
Australia were stretched to the maximum, but in finding a way to win in Hobart they took a significant step in developing the belief that will be required for the tours of India and England
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
