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Warne and Hayden show

AFP, Galle
Matthew Hayden pounded Sri Lanka's spinners with an unbeaten 106 as Australia fought back to seize control of the first cricket Test here on Wednesday.
The stylish left-handed opener adjusted well on a slow turning pitch to keep the Sri Lankan spinners at bay during his 18th Test hundred as Australia, trailing by 161 runs, reached 193-2 at stumps on the third day.
Australia are now 32 runs ahead with eight wickets in hand. Damien Martyn was batting on 10 with Hayden.
The Australian batting revolved round Hayden, who put on 91 for the opening wicket with Justin Langer (32) and 84 for the second with skipper Ricky Ponting (28).
Hayden's superb century ensured that Australia's batting order avoided a repeat of the dismal first-innings performance which saw the tourists bundled out for a meagre 220.
Australia could have finished the day on a better note had they not lost their captain at the wrong time. Ponting was run out going for what would have been Hayden's 100th run, shortly before the close.
Hayden turned spinner Sanath Jayasuriya to short mid-wicket and took off for a single, but Ponting failed to beat fielder Upul Chandana's fast and flat throw to wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara.
Ponting's dismissal was a blow as he had been batting confidently against the spinners and was looking set to put his team in a strong position.
Sri Lanka were earlier all out for 381 in reply to Australia's modest total after leg-spinner Shane Warne had roared back with five wickets to move within four scalps of the magic 500 barrier.
Warne (496) claimed three of the four remaining wickets after the hosts had resumed at 352-6.
Australia then turned in a vastly-improved batting performance in the second innings, thanks to Hayden who kept the one end intact for more than two sessions.
Hayden was involved in a fascinating duel with the Sri Lankan spinners, especially Muttiah Muralitharan who had sparked Australia's collapse with six wickets in the first innings.
Off-spinner Muralitharan failed to repeat his magic, having so far conceded 60 runs in his 22 wicketless overs.
Hayden relied more on his sweep shot, connecting more than missing. He used his feet well, lofting Muralitharan and Kumar Dharmasena for two sixes. He also struck 10 fours in his 174-ball knock.
Langer also played a crucial role in his team's fightback, contributing 32 after his team had restricted Sri Lanka's lead.
Sri Lanka looked set to cross the 400-mark before floundering against Warne, who finished with 5-116 for his 24th haul of five or more wickets in a Test innings.
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100th run, shortly before the close.
Hayden turned spinner Sanath Jayasuriya to short mid-wicket and took off for a single, but Ponting failed to beat fielder Upul Chandana's fast and flat throw to wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara.
Ponting's dismissal was a blow as he had been batting confidently against the spinners and was looking set to put his team in a strong position.
Sri Lanka were earlier all out for 381 in reply to Australia's modest total after leg-spinner Shane Warne had roared back with five wickets to move within four scalps of the magic 500 barrier.
Warne (496) claimed three of the four remaining wickets after the hosts had resumed at 352-6.
Australia then turned in a vastly-improved batting performance in the second innings, thanks to Hayden who kept the one end intact for more than two sessions.
Hayden was involved in a fascinating duel with the Sri Lankan spinners, especially Muttiah Muralitharan who had sparked Australia's collapse with six wickets in the first innings.
Off-spinner Muralitharan failed to repeat his magic, having so far conceded 60 runs in his 22 wicketless overs.
Hayden relied more on his sweep shot, connecting more than missing. He used his feet well, lofting Muralitharan and Kumar
Dharmasena for two sixes. He also struck 10 fours in his 174-ball knock.
Langer also played a crucial role in his team's fightback, contributing 32 after his team had restricted Sri Lanka's lead.
Sri Lanka looked set to cross the 400-mark before floundering against Warne, who finished with 5-116 for his 24th haul of five or more wickets in a Test innings. Warne is behind only retired West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh (519) in the all-time wicket taking standings, closely followed by Muralitharan (491).
The Australian spinner, who took just one wicket on Tuesday, looked more impressive this morning as he claimed three victims for 13 runs in tight 10.4 overs.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday:
AUSTRALIA: First innings 220 (Lehman 63, Martyn 42, Hayden 41; Muralitharan 6-59, Dharmasena 252)
SRI LANKA: First innings (overnight 352-6)
Atapattu b Gillespie 47
Jayasuriya lbw b Warne 35
Sangakkara c and b Kasprowicz 22 Jayawardene c Hayden b
Symonds 68
Dilshan c Langer b Kasprowicz 104
Tillakaratne lbw b Warne 33
Samaraweera not out 36
Chandana c Gilchrist b Warne 27
Vass c Hayden b MacGill 0
Dharmasena c Hayden b Warne 6
Muralitharan c and b Warne 0
Extras: (b-2, nb-1) 3
Total: (All out in 136.4 overs) 381
Fall of wickets: 1-53, 2-92, 3-123, 4198, 5-298, 6-323, 7-369, 8-372, 9-381.
Bowler O M R W
Gillespie 28 9 61 1
Kasprowicz 23 3 56 2
Warne 42.4 9 116 5
Symonds 19 3 68 1
MacGill 22 4 69 1
Lehmann 2 0 9 0
AUSTRALIA: Second innings
Langer lbw b Jayasuriya 32
Hayden not out 106
Ponting run out 28
Martyn not out 10
Extras: (b-9, lb-8) 17
Total: (For two wkts in 67 overs) 193
Fall of wickets: 1-91, 2-175.
Bowler O M R W
Vaas 14 2 29 0
Dharmasena 8 0 38 0
Muralitharan 22 3 60 0
Dilshan 6 3 9 0
Jayasuriya 8 1 20 1
Chandana 9 1 20 0
Toss: Australia
Umpires: David Shepherd (ENG) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA).
TV umpire: Gamini Silva (SRI).
March-referee: Chris Broad (ENG).