Updates from the second day of play in CanberraAny thoughts? Email tweet @collinsadam 1.34am GMT A better bowling performance from Sri Lanka this morning: more consistent, more accurate. But only one wicket has fallen, and the runs have still flowed fast enough, with 90 runs on the board. Patterson can have some early thoughts of a Test century, if he dares, while Paine also has a great chance for a decent score after the break. There’s a huge amount of time left in the game, there’s a sell-out crowd filling Manuka, it’s a gentle cool and cloudy day, and so there’s no reason for Australia to do anything but bat and bat and bat. 1.31am GMT 118th over: Australia 474-5 (Patterson 74, Paine 28) Rajitha to Paine, who works a single. Patterson waits out the rest, including another no-ball.“Was Kurtis Patterson the player who came out to field for New South Wales with a toasted sandwich in his pocket?” asks Brett Sprigg on ABC Grandstand. “It’s strange what stays in your memory.” Continue reading…
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