Sri Lanka leads by 87 with three wickets in hand going into the fourth day of the third Test at the SCG.
Look back with us at all the day three updates as well as the best in audio and video highlights, photos, your tweets and more from Sydney.
Today's highlights: (All times in AEDT)
6:50pm: And with that I'll sign off. We'll be back for more tomorrow as Australia looks to wrap up a 3-0 sweep to send retiring legend of the game Michael Hussey off victorious.
Until Sunday, I'm Adrian Crawford. Thanks for joining us once again for another huge day of cricket action.
6:42pm: With Drew on the boundary rope tonight, the responsibility falls to Jim Maxwell and Kerry O'Keeffe to wrap up the third day's action-packed day of cricket for you.
You can hear their summary below.
And after such a huge day of wickets, runs and cracking commentary, you'll want to check out our highlights package as well.
6:27pm: At 9:00am tomorrow morning, before play begins on day four, national selector John Inverarity will unveil the Australian squad for the first two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka.
6:20pm: Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne also stopped by for a chat with Drew.
He said the tourists realise that they are in the hole and must be realistic with what score they can set for Australia tomorrow.
"150 would be great, we can't think [about] the bigger targets so we're thinking about 150-170."
But Karunaratne said the mood in the dressing room is still good, especially after his strong knock on Saturday.
"They're all happy because I couldn't score much in the Melbourne Test.
"So I just want to play my natural game and do something for the team, and everyone's happy."
Take a listen to the interview below.
6:13pm: Australian wicket-keeper and centurion Matthew Wade is down on the boundary rope with Drew Morphett.
He was understandably chuffed with his ton and said he wasn't worried about running out of partners.
"It was something pretty special; to get my first 100 at home was a great feeling.
"I didn't know what to do to be honest, I carried on a bit but it was good fun. I just want to win this one for Hussey to be honest.
I had a lot of confidence in Siddsy and Starc and Nathan Lyon and the plan with Bird was to come down the wicket and hit the spinner.
"I was full of confidence and you've just got to trust the bloke at the other end."
The crowd, and indeed the Twitterverse, want to see Mike Hussey open the batting when Australia begins its victory chase at some point tomorrow.
But Wade doesn't reckon Mr Cricket wants the limelight.
"Huss was a little bit embarrassed about it all ... but the crowd has embraced Huss as one of their own this week.
"If Huss gets his way I'm sure he'll want to stay where he is [in the batting order]."
And his assessment for tomorrow?
"We've got to get these three as quick as we can with the wicket deteriorating.
"We wouldn't want to be chasing more than 150-200 to be honest."
Listen to their chat below.
D. Chandimal 22*
R. Herath 7*
D. Karunaratne 85
M. Johnson 2/19 (9 overs)
P. Siddle 1/35 (14 overs)
M. Starc 1/48 (10 overs)
Australia 9 (dec)-432 (107 overs)
M. Wade 102*
J. Bird 6*
P. Hughes 87
R. Herath 4/95 (31 overs)
N. Pradeep 2/114 (24 overs)
T. Dilshan 1/58 (19 overs)
L. Thirimanne 91
M. Jayawardene 72
T. Dilshan 34
J. Bird 4/41 (19.4 overs)
M. Starc 3/71 (19 overs)
P. Siddle 2/46 (15 overs)
6:00pm: That's all the play we've got for day three and here's how it has panned out.
5:59pm: HUGE SHOUT FOR A STUMPING! The umpire has gone upstairs but it was obvious even without the replay that Herath's foot was buried behind the crease and Wade didn't have the ball when he crashed the bails off.
Herath takes a pair off the last ball and that's stumps.
5:55pm: In case you heard that roar from wherever you're reading, it's okay. The Mayans were still wrong. Michael Hussey has been thrown the ball for the last over of the day.
Chandimal doesn't care about the occasion - he's stroked Mr Cricket directly for four. Gotta thing Herath is excited to face him too.
5:53pm: BIG SHOUT FOR LBW! Herath was the victim of a Starc sandshoe crusher but it was sliding down leg. Next ball is a bumper that he just gets out of the way of.
Kerry and Jim mentioned reports on social media this morning that Herath had died overnight.
"And now he's batting!" says Kerry. "Very well done him."
"The resurrection shuffle that's called," Jim reckons.
5:50pm: Chandimal isn't going to die wondering. He's just played two delightful strokes through the off-side for consecutive boundaries off Jackson Bird to move to 18 with the lead at 78.
5:42pm: Skull reckons Chandimal needs a dominant century here. But it's worth mentioning, for amusement factor if nothing else, that Herath's best Test knock is 80 not out against India in the first Test at Galle in 2010.
He faced 93 balls and hit 10 fours and a six in the first innings of Sri Lanka's eventual 10-wicket win. So fair warning, Australia.
5:32pm: PRASAD IS OUT! He falls for 15, caught behind, as Mitchell Starc returns to the attack. And just at the right time too, because that's his first scalp for the innings.
He had a flashy little knock to make his runs off 17 balls to add a handy few to Sri Lanka's lead. But the tail is well and truly exposed now.
Sri Lanka is 7 for 202, a lead of 74, with Rangana Herath joining Chandimal (9) at the crease.
5:24pm: Michael Hussey, Mr Cricket himself, has been fielding down at long on and the crowd are absolutely in raptures every time the ball goes near him. They know what they're watching - what amounts to his last afternoon in the field for Australia.
5:20pm: SHOUT FOR A STUMPING! Prasad has stepped down chasing Nathan Lyon, missed the ball and Matthew Wade has whipped the bails off.
But the right-hander's foot was anchored and the third umpire confirms as such.
5:16pm: Our expect commentator Roshan Abeysinghe has all but thrown in the towel on his countrymen.
@RoshanCricket SL has caused its own downfall with very poor and unimaginative cricket.Not impressed.
5:11pm: I really think Sri Lanka has a death wish. This pair of Chandimal and Prasad have taken on David Warner twice since they've been out there together - literally less than five minutes - and both times they've been close to being run out.
Is it so hot in Sydney they don't want to be in the middle any more?
5:05pm: JAYAWARDENE IS GONE! That's the final nail in the Sri Lankan coffin, according to Roshan Abeysinghe.
He's edged Peter Siddle to a diving Michael Clarke in the cordon to show the SCG crowd the back of the Sri Lankan batting order. Unless the tourists' bowlers can bat the way the Aussie ones did, the door is all but closed here.
Sri Lanka is 6 for 178, a lead of 40, with two days and about 50 minutes to play.
5:01pm: MATHEWS IS OUT! The captain-in-waiting is run out testing the arm of none other than David Warner. How has Sri Lanka not learnt not to do that yet?
Hesitation by the tourists and a sharp spot of fielding by the Australian opener combine to remove Mathews for 16, leaving his side at 5 for 178. Mahela Jayawardene isn't supposed to run out of partners batting at 3.
4:56pm: At the drinks break Sri Lanka is 4 for 177 with Angelo Mathews unbeaten on 16 and skipper Mahela Jayawardene on 59.
4:43pm: Well Mathews looks more settled than the last two did. He's popped three fours in four balls from one Lyon over to move to 16 off just 13 deliveries. Is he going to captain the T20 squad as well?
Sri Lanka is 4 for 176. Jayawardene is 58 not out.
4:26pm: SAMARAWEERA IS OUT! He's absolutely thrown away his wicket there. What a stupid shot.
Samaraweera departs for a duck on a brain explosion playing across the line, skying an edge off Nathan Lyon down the throat of Mike Hussey for a sensational catch at long off. Drew's gone nuts, Kerry's gone nuts, the crowd's gone nuts...what a piece of cricket.
Mahela Jayawardene is not a happy captain right now. Oh boy. Incoming skipper Angelo Mathews has come out to the middle. How about some leadership eh? The score is 4 for 158.
4:23pm: If the Jackson Bird Fan Club has one member, it's definitely Kerry O'Keeffe. Skull is chuffed with the way Bird has not only played in his first two Tests - especially his four-for on Thursday and his gallant supporting effort as Matthew Wade chased a century this morning - but he's playing to the appreciative fans too, signing autographs, interacting and waving to the crowd down at fine leg.
4:20pm: THIRIMANNE IS OUT! Australia didn't have to wait long to dismiss the first innings top-scorer. Mitchell Johnson has tempted the left-hander into a silly hook shot which flew to Jackson Bird at fine leg for 7.
My right-hand man James Maasdorp pointed out that even halfway through the stroke, you could almost see Thirimanne's look of exasperation as he spotted Bird in the deep.
Sri Lanka is 3 for 155, a lead of 17, and Thilan Samaraweera joins Jayawardene at the crease.
4:13pm: BIG SHOUT FOR LBW ON THIRIMANNE! The finger went straight up but without consulting his skipper at the other end, Thirimanne has asked for the review.
The right-hander was given out first ball in the first innings lbw but had the decision overturned, and it's going to happen again this time.
The point of impact was above the flap of the pad on his back leg - it may have clipped the top of middle stump but that's not enough. Lahiru loves the DRS, and the DRS loves him.
4:05pm: 50 FOR JAYAWARDENE! That's a pair of half-centuries in Mahela Jayawardene's last Test as Sri Lankan captain.
He spotted Jackson Bird's late swing and flicked it off his legs for a boundary through mid-wicket. Glorious stroke.
Sri Lanka moves to 2 for 147, a lead of nine runs, with Lahiru Thimiranne on 1.
4:00pm: In case you missed it earlier today, ABC Sport's Jen Browning caught up with former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath on arguably the biggest day of his year.
Have a listen to their chat below.
3:51pm: Jeez, what can't Jackson Bird do? That's a huge diving save at the boundary rope to stop a four from Jayawardene.
"Well saved by Bird! He swooped! Of course he swooped." Thanks Jim.
He can't stop the next one though (given it's through the covers, not at fine leg) that goes to the fence to draw Sri Lanka level with Australia.
3:44pm: KARUNARATNE IS OUT! You could say Siddle softened him up for Jackson Bird to finally take the wicket Australia was after.
The left-handed opener threw the bat at it hard and caught an edge to Matthew Wade behind the pegs for 85. Nothing on Hot Spot on the replay but there was a big noise there.
Sri Lanka is 2 for 132, six runs behind Australia, as Lahiru Thirimanne comes to the middle. Wonder if he's still limping from yesterday's battering in the field.
@RusselArnold69 Brilliant knock from Dimuth.... Took an eternity to walk off in disappointment. Another partnership needed here to keep Oz at bay3:40pm: At the other end Peter Siddle is also looking for Sri Lankan scalps but to no avail just yet.
3:34pm: Meanwhile Jackson Bird has taken the ball for the first over after tea. Australia desperately needs a breakthrough here or Sri Lanka's innings could quickly get out of hand.
3:31pm: If you missed Drew Morphett's chat with Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the tea break, we've got you covered.
The two talked about the Government's $18.5 million funding boost for breast cancer nurses, their pet dogs and more.
Have a listen below.
D. Karunaratne 83*
M. Jayawardene 38*
T. Dilshan 5
M. Johnson 1/14 (5 overs)
J. Bird 0/26 (8 overs)
M. Starc 0/42 (7 overs)
Australia 9 (dec)-432 (107 overs)
M. Wade 102*
J. Bird 6*
P. Hughes 87
R. Herath 4/95 (31 overs)
N. Pradeep 2/114 (24 overs)
T. Dilshan 1/58 (19 overs)
L. Thirimanne 91
M. Jayawardene 72
T. Dilshan 34
J. Bird 4/41 (19.4 overs)
M. Starc 3/71 (19 overs)
P. Siddle 2/46 (15 overs)
3:14pm: The bails are off, tea has been called and Dimuth Karunaratne has shaken hands with his skipper Mahela Jayawardene before departing the middle. With good reason too.
Sri Lanka is 1 for 130 at tea, eight runs short of Australia's total and with nine wickets in hand. That's a very tasty position to be in at this juncture.
Karunaratne goes to the break at 83 while Jayawardene has made 38. Apart from the early dismissal of Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) the Australian bowlers haven't shown anything in the way of dominance since lunch.
If Sri Lanka can bat for another three or four sessions, we're in for an absolute belter as the tourists battle for their maiden Test win Down Under.
3:09pm: I can never get the "last over before tea" prediction right. Siddle is the man with the ball and he's rapped Karunaratne on the pad first ball! A huge confident appeal denied by Aleem Dar, but Michael Clarke has referred it to the DRS.
Replay indicates it's pitching and hitting in line, but the height was the deciding factor so Siddle misses out. And Prime Minister Julia Gillard has joined Drew Morphett and Russel Arnold in the commentary box.
3:05pm: This is likely to be the last over before tea and Sri Lanka only trails by a dozen. The break will give Australia an opportunity to regroup and strategise, because nothing is really going right for the hosts this afternoon so far.
2:58pm: Starc isn't the answer either. Karunaratne has taken 10 off this over alone and is now 79 not out from 93 balls.
2:52pm: Another change of bowling and Peter Siddle has the ball. Can he be the man to break this partnership, which is now at 88?
2:48pm: Australia doesn't seem to have the answer for separating this pair right now, based on the beautiful cover drive Karunaratne just played to the boundary off Mitchell Starc. Stunning. He moves to 67* with skipper Mahela Jayawardene on 34*.
2:43pm: By the end of Lyon's fifth over, the 24th of the innings, Sri Lanka had reached 1 for 100. Only 38 to go until the tourists draw level with Australia, and they've got nine wickets in the sheds for now.
2:40pm: As can sometimes happen, the middle session and some batting momentum can cause the conversation in the commentary box to take some...wild tangents.
That was the case a few moments ago when, thanks in part to Nathan Lyon's contributions with the ball in the middle, Jim Maxwell and Kerry O'Keeffe began to mull over who might be included in a Jungle XI comprising players with animal-related names.
Have a listen below.
2:26pm: 50 FOR KARUNARATNE! In the battle of the body language, Dimuth Karunaratne is winning and Nathan Lyon is on the other end of the scale.
The Sri Lankan opener has spanked the Aussie tweaker for a huge six a few rows back. That's his second Test match half-century and what a way to bring it up.
2:18pm: Karunaratne's first single off Lyon's next over takes their partnership to 50 and they're looking confident out there.
Meanwhile Starc is spelled and Jackson Bird is back in. First delivery is a front-foot no-ball.
2:12pm: Lyon shouldn't feel too badly though, because Starc has gone for nine in his last over as well. Mahela Jayawardene punctuated the over with a beautiful four off his legs to the square boundary.
The captain moves to 21 not out with Dimuth Karunaratne on 44 in very quick time as the tourists hit 1 for 73 at drinks, more than halfway to parity an hour into the second session.
2:04pm: These two are ticking the scoreboard over steadily and Sri Lanka has reached 1 for 55. Nathan Lyon has the rock now looking for some turn on this baked day three pitch.
He goes for nine in his first over, all to Karunaratne who's moved to 39 from 51 balls.
1:42pm: Short, wide, four runs off the back foot. Brilliant shot by Karunaratne off Johnson - that's how you punish bad balls. He's 24 not out and Sri Lanka is 1 for 34.
1:36pm: We've got Peter Siddle into the attack at the other end so Bird can have a spell.
1:22pm: DILSHAN IS OUT! Johnson has made the breakthrough, eking an edge to Phil Hughes from Tillakaratne Dilshan who wasn't entirely convinced. The batsman walked initially but Aleem Dar asked him to wait a second.
The concerned seemed to be whether Hughes got under the catch, which came through extremely low, but the replays show it was a clean grab. Dilshan is done for 5.
So Sri Lanka is 1 for 24 with Dimuth Karunaratne on 18.
1:16pm: Jackson Bird is pulling the strings at the other end and Dilshan has his first run, as Sri Lanka moves to 20 without loss after six overs.
1:11pm: We're back underway at the SCG with Mitchell Johnson starting proceedings after lunch. Dilshan is yet to get off the mark and Karunaratne is 17.
The batsmen may want to watch their fingers...
D. Karunaratne 17*
T. Dilshan 0*
J. Bird 0/9 (2 overs)
M. Starc 0/9 (2 overs)
Australia 9 (dec)-432 (107 overs)
M. Wade 102*
J. Bird 6*
P. Hughes 87
R. Herath 4/95 (31 overs)
N. Pradeep 2/114 (24 overs)
T. Dilshan 1/58 (19 overs)
L. Thirimanne 91
M. Jayawardene 72
T. Dilshan 34
J. Bird 4/41 (19.4 overs)
M. Starc 3/71 (19 overs)
P. Siddle 2/46 (15 overs)
12:30pm: Lunch has arrived and Sri Lanka has reached 18 without loss, and Dimuth Karunaratne has 17 of them. Tillakaratne Dilshan is yet to get off the mark, but that's an encouraging start for the tourists.
The deficit is just 120 on a batsman's paradise under cloudless blue skies in Sydney. If this pair can stick around and build a strong first-wicket partnership, we've got a very engaging Test match here.
Kerry believes they need to be close to parity by tea and have some sort of lead by stumps this afternoon.
12:22pm: Meanwhile, no one who's watched the stingy Jackson Bird bowl over the last Test and a half will be surprised to hear his first over conceded a solitary run, a no-ball. Sri Lanka is 0 for 9 after two.
12:19pm: Here's an interesting bit of insight on Twitter from former South Australian gloveman Graham Manou, who played a Test and a handful of ODIs for Australia in 2009.
@GrahamManou Like Eng do with Prior, an investment for someone to work with Wade full time as a keeper, he could become one of the all time greats12:17pm: Well maybe it won't be such a dangerous period? Dimuth Karunaratne has punched Mitchell Starc for two boundaries in the opening over. The deficit is down to 130.
12:08pm: This'll be a dangerous period for Sri Lanka's openers with 20 or so minutes to bat before lunch.
If Australia can shake them up and take a wicket before the interval then the pressure is on.
@RoshanCricket Tough session for SL to negotiate before lunch. 20 mts and may be 5 overs. These sessions always hard with nothing to gain but a lot to loseKerry O'Keeffe reckons Tillakaratne Dilshan is going to shine out there with the pitch and the weather the way they are, but he absolutely has to be there at lunch.
12:01pm: WADE IS DROPPED! You're kidding. He's hooked a short one down to fine leg but the fielder has spilled him.
But it doesn't matter because Michael Clarke has called them in. Australia declares its first innings closed at 9 for 432, a lead of 138.
Jackson Bird goes to the sheds unbeaten on 6 while Wade finished on 102 not out.
It's tough to believe Wade resumed this morning on 47 not out, piling on 55 in just under an hour and a half. Have a listen to his morning's efforts below.
Sri Lanka's efforts were led by Rangana Herath, who showed why he was 2012's leading Test wicket-taker with 4 for 95 from 31 overs.
11:57am: CENTURY FOR WADE! He just clipped Lakmal to the deep for a frustratingly close-to-a-six boundary to reach 95, and takes another two, then finds the cover boundary, in consecutive balls, for his second Test ton.
He's piled on 30 runs since Bird arrived at the crease, and his second 50 has come up off 45 balls. That's exactly what the home side needed. Brilliant stuff.
And the Twitterverse is not short of tributes, especially from the Apple Isle:
@PeterNewlinds Love the fluency and power through the off side, gritty too. Made in Tasmania. Matthew Wade. #SCG #Cricket11:55am: The SCG crowd is practically in raptures every time Bird a) scores a run or b) survives a delivery with his wicket. This is proving to be a fun morning session of Test cricket.
Australia is 9 for 421, a lead of 127. Wade is 91, Bird 6.
11:53am: Couple of quick runs there for Wade - he's determined to reach triple figures and he's determined to keep Bird off the strike.
11:49am: Geoff Lawson isn't impressed with Mahela Jayawardene's field placements, as Wade is allowed to take a single on the fifth ball of the over to all but guarantee himself the strike next over.
A corker of a Pradeep delivery could easily send Bird packing...but the new kid on the block has scored the first four of his career! Well that's tidy. Bird is 6, Wade is 88 and has the strike.
11:47am: It's now or never for Matt Wade. He moves to 83 with a thumping shot to deep extra cover for four off Pradeep. Then two more off the next delivery after miscuing another big flash of the bat that ran down to long off.
11:45am: And there they are - Jackson Bird's first Test runs - via a push through cover for two to end (and survive) the Herath over. What can Wade do with it now?
And as expected, we've got some clever wordplay from Peter Walsh in the studio.
@PeterAWalsh This Big Bird has Sesame Street potential..don't you just love the crowd noise when he got off the mark !11:42am: Four more for Wade as Australia brings up the 400 with nine wickets down. Wade probably would've preferred a single to maintain the strike, but who really complains about a boundary?
11:40am: The SCG crowd has gone up in support as it looked like Bird had scored his first run in Test cricket...but it was a leg bye. Either way it gives the strike back to Wade, who absolutely buries a hard-hit drive to the cover boundary for four. He moves to 75*.
11:39am: Wade has taken a quick single off Pradeep to bring up the 100-run lead. Is that enough? It might have to be, unless Bird can hang in there.
11:35am: LYON IS OUT! Well one ball after he didn't get to the pitch of a slower one and chipped it loftily (and nervously) to mid-on, Rangana Herath has his man and his fourth wicket for the Test.
Lyon departs for 4 and Australia is just about done at 9 for 393 with Jackson Bird coming to the crease. The lead is 99...and Geoff and Kerry's magic number was 100-plus.
But remember - Jackson's mum told Kerry on day one that he's a "better batsman" than his duck in Melbourne indicates.
11:30am: It's drinks already - where has the first hour gone? Australia has reached 8 for 392, adding 50 so far in the morning session for the loss of two wickets to lead by 98 runs.
Matthew Wade is unbeaten on 69 while Nathan Lyon has 4 to his name after a tidy cover drive off the half-volley to the boundary.
11:23am: STARC IS GIVEN! Herath has rapped the Aussie paceman on the back knee-roll right in front of the stumps and there's almost no question. That was plumb.
Starc asked for the replay but it was almost redundant. He's on his way back to the pavilion for 2 and Australia is 8 for 387, a lead of 97. Nathan Lyon joins Matthew Wade (68*) in the middle.
11:18am: SIDDLE IS OUT! It was a matter of time; Siddle has looked good in patches this morning but there were some nervy moments there too. This time Pradeep has his man with a nick through to Chandimal for a simple catch behind.
He's gone for 38, ending a very tidy partnership of 77 for the seventh wicket. Australia is 7 for 384.
11:13am: Edge! But Siddle is lucky to have nicked Herath JUST to the left of Jayawardene at first slip, and the Aussies take three runs.
It's 6 for 384 with Siddle on 38* and Wade 67*.
11:04am: HUGE SHOUT from Rangana against Wade for lbw, but Aleem Dar says it hit him outside the line.
11:01am: Sri Lanka has gone for the referral on a caught-behind shout on Siddle! Nuwan Pradeep didn't seem fazed but Dinesh Chandimal was very confident about the leg-side take.
But that's a wasted review because Hot Spot shows absolutely zilch on the bat. That was the tourists' last referral as well.
10:55am: Skull has it on "good" authority that after copping a barrage of body blows at forward short leg yesterday afternoon, Lahiru Thirimanne agreed to return to that position this morning but only if he could "field in the PopeMobile".
10:47am: Photo finish in ANOTHER run-out chance for Sri Lanka but it looks like Siddle has just made it over the line. It's not even the first frantic incident of running between wickets this morning.
Kerry's got it right: "Have these two met?"
You're not wrong Skull. Australia is 6 for 364.
10:42am: Nice little bonus for Siddle - he's avoided being run out after the throw that would have caught him short of his ground runs away for four overthrows. Siddle has almost doubled his overnight score already.
And the half-century partnership has come up - that's 53 from 57 balls. Nice little stand for Australia there.
10:39am: 50 FOR WADE! Jeez that's a hairy way to bring up a half-century. The wicket-keeper has gone the slog sweep to Herath and it's fallen JUST in front of the fielder at deep mid-wicket that was there for the express purpose of catching that one.
The two were all he needed to reach his third Test fifty.
10:32am: Play is underway and in style, with Peter Siddle moving to 20 on the second Suranga Lakmal ball of the day with a tidy straight drive to the boundary.
10:22am: Shannon also caught up with Sri Lankan bowling coach Champaka Rananayake, who said Warner made it tough for his charges early on Friday but he was happy with the way they hit back after lunch.
He said he would probably have brought Rangana Herath - 2012's leading Test wicket-taker - on a little earlier.
"He's our main bowler, there are plenty of left-hander in the team so maybe that's the reason the captain wanted to bring him.
"But he bowled really well, even [though] I thought that he would've bowled a bit earlier yesterday."
And as for Lahiru Thirimanne, who took a pounding fielding at forward short leg yesterday afternoon?
"He's okay, he's alright. There was no major issues with him. He took two big shots and he saved fours!"
10:15am: Earlier this morning Shannon Byrne caught up with opener David Warner, who's had a little dig at Ed Cowan for his run-out yesterday morning.
"I just think it's a misjudgement, I think sometimes off the bat you can call one or two straight away. I think the one between me and Ed, he called two off the bat straight away and he was a bit hesitant at the other end.
"Obviously having your gloves in your other hand and carrying your bat can be a bit of a fuss.
"I do that as well but you've got be conscious about that as well and you've got to make the effort to turn the right way as well."
Have a listen.
10:10am: Jim is in the middle announcing the winner of the McGilvray Medal, Australian skipper Michael Clarke.
Ross McGilvray, presenting the father in the absence of his late father Alan, said he's run out of superlatives to describe Michael's 2012.
Clarkey was typically humble and deflected the praise.
"It's obviously an honour to win such a prestigious medal, but without my team-mates I wouldn't have been able to do it.
"2012 has been a big year; we've had some ups and downs, we've had some debutants and some retirements. But 2013 is going to be even better."
Have a listen to the medal presentation below.
10:05am: Kerry O'Keeffe expects intense concentration from both sides today. Australia will be concentrating on putting itself in a position to sweep the three-Test series while Sri Lanka's focus will obviously be on avoiding that sweep, starting with restricting the hosts to a lead of under 100. Anything more than 150 is going to be advantageous for the home side, Skull reckons.
9:45am: Coming up in around 20 minutes' time, coinciding with the start of our broadcast from the SCG, we'll have the McGilvray Medal presentation for ABC Test Cricketer of the Year.
No guesses as to who will take it out for 2012, but in case you're not sure Jim Maxwell has revealed all on Twitter.
@jimmaxcricket McGilvray Medal presentation at 1005 this morning. Many thanks to Michael Clarke for changing the time to give better profile/awareness@jimmaxcricket McGilvray Medal is for ABC's Test Cricketer of the year. With 1595 runs for 2012 Michael Clarke won a few votes; as in voting not required9:40am: This year marks five years since the passing of Glenn McGrath's wife Jane, who founded the charity in 2003, and the fifth year that Sydney's home of cricket turns pink in support of the foundation.
But it's not just the attendees in Sydney that are garbed in pink for the cause. Our man in Adelaide Peter Walsh loves a bright outfit and tweeted this photo earlier this morning.
9:35am: Jim Maxwell, Drew Morphett, Roshan Abeysinghe, Russel Arnold and Kerry O'Keeffe will lead off our commentary team at the SCG. They'll hit the airwaves at 10:05am and you can contact them via email (cricket@abc.net.au), SMS (0467 920 222) or on Twitter (@abcgrandstand, using the hashtag #abccricket).
9:30am: Good morning cricket fans and thanks for joining Grandstand Online for the third day of the final Test of the summer. I'm Adrian Crawford and I'll be updating you throughout Ladies' Day at the SCG, where you can be sure the pink clothing will be out in force.
Matthew Wade (47*) and Peter Siddle (16*) will resume service in the middle with Australia 48 runs ahead of Sri Lanka's first innings of 294.
The pitch showed a decent amount of turn yesterday and Rangana Herath and Tillakaratne Dilshan both had some success with the ball. The surface is only going to be drier and rougher today so expect to see this pair feature early in the hopes of skittling Australia for not many more.
Grandstand's Geoff Lawson said yesterday afternoon that if the Sri Lankans can bowl Australia out for a lead of less than 100, it's anyone's game. Let's see what happens this morning.
Tags: cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, sri-lanka First posted January 05, 2013 09:43:16
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