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Sri Lanka 117 and 6 for 1 (Silva 2*) trail Australia 203 (Voges 47, Herath 4-49, Sandakan 4-58) by 80 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsYou wouldnt know it to look at the wicket tally, but two full sessions have so far been lost in this Test. Two days, four sessions of play, 21 wickets taken. And enough afternoon rain to fill a dam. It was as if the weather gods were conspiring to stretch this Test to a fourth day. Or, come to that, a third. And despite Sri Lankas fightback on day two, Australia still had the upper hand at stumps.It was a day on which Sri Lankas spinners dragged their side back into the contest after their miserable first-innings 117. Rangana Herath was always going to be a threat to Australia in this series and he ran through the top order before lunch. After lunch Lakshan Sandakan spun a web around the tail and prevented Australia extending their lead into triple figures.Sandakans 4 for 58 were the best figures ever by a left-arm wrist-spinner on Test debut, beating Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths 80-year-old record by six runs. Heraths 4 for 49 was no surprise to anyone, his mastery of drift and natural variation causing confusion for Australia. Australia were bowled out shortly before tea for 203, with a lead of 86.The afternoon rain set in at the tea break, but not before Sri Lanka lost a wicket of their own. Kusal Perera, sent out to open instead of Dimuth Karunaratne, lasted only five balls before he was beaten for pace by Mitchell Starc, who trapped him lbw with a fullish delivery for 4. Karunaratne walked to the crease at first drop to join Kaushal Silva (2 not out) but before he could face a ball, the rain came.If cricket is about timing, then Pereras could hardly have been worse. He had spent much of the afternoon keeping wicket after Dinesh Chandimal failed to emerge following the lunch break, a stomach complaint keeping him off the field. It was otherwise a pretty decent day for Sri Lanka, whose main problem was their own poor batting in the first innings.The bowling of both sides, though, has been exemplary. Sri Lanka applied pressure right throughout the second day, Herath and Sandakan bewitching Australia with their variations and Nuwan Pradeep toiling admirably as the sole frontline fast man. Adam Voges was the only batsman from either side to last 100 balls on a pitch that was perfectly fine for batting.Two Australians lost their cool, inexplicably trying to attack Herath before they were settled: Steven Smith in the second over of the day when he danced down the pitch, was beaten in flight while trying to smash one down the ground, and was stumped for 30; and Peter Nevill, who on 2 uncharacteristically tried to go over the infield and lofted a straightforward chance to mid-on.Smiths departure meant Australia were under early pressure and Herath doubled it by trapping Usman Khawaja, the other not-out batsman overnight, in his next over. Coming around the wicket, Herath fired one in quicker and straighter. Khawaja failed to get his bat in the way, and was lbw for 26, having added only one to his score.Voges, who had narrowly survived a big lbw shout first ball - Sri Lankas review showed Heraths delivery was sliding just far enough down leg to remain with the umpires not-out call - led Australias steadying effort and had support initially from Mitchell Marsh. However, on 31 Marsh failed to pick Sandakans wrongun and was bowled to leave Australia at 130 for 5.While Voges remained, Australia could dream of a healthy 100-plus first-innings lead, but he was the only Australian to fall to pace on day two, edging to gully when Pradeep found a little extra bounce. Voges had made 47 from 115 balls and would be one of seven Australians to reach double figures without any going on to post a half-century. Failure to convert starts is a pet peeve for coach Darren Lehmann.The tail wagged a bit, Steve OKeefe occupying the crease for 80 balls for his 23, Starc launching a six in his 11, and Nathan Lyon adding 17 useful runs. But they all found Sandakan hard to pick, and in the end he picked up all of their wickets. Starc edged a conventional wrist-spinner behind, OKeefe was caught at bat-pad off a wrongun, and Lyon was trapped lbw playing his favourite sweep shot.Still, in a low-scoring Test a lead of 86 was not insignificant. And as Perera found out a few minutes later, Sri Lanka still had a mountain of work ahead of them to achieve parity.Fake Yeezy . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. Fake Shoes Free Shipping .ca! 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American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69.Wests Tigers longest-serving player Chris Lawrence says theres been significant change at the NRL club, but denies there was a culture of bullying as suggested by a damning newspaper report over the weekend.News Corp Australia claimed a Rugby League Players Association report alleged at least two NRL players considered committing suicide and others had spoken of being bullied at the club.Centre-turned forward Lawrence, who has played close to 200 games since his debut in 2006, suggested disgruntled former players may have been responsible for some of the negativity surrounding the club.He stressed the present Tigers culture was good and while there had been changes at the club, that didnt mean there had been dark days in their past.I wouldnt say dark, Lawrence said.With every administration that comes in theres always going to be people coming and going.You see it at every club, whether its players, coaching staff or administration , people come and go.So with that theres a cleanout of people, theres always maybe some people that are going to be unhappy about leaving.Lawrence emphasised there had been changes across the club in all departments.I think you can see with the energy and the vvibe around the place that now theres a good culture, he said.ddddddddddddWhile there has been speculation about the relationship between coach Jason Taylor and some of his players, forward Tim Grant had nothing but praise for the Tigers mentor.Coming to the club not only JT (Taylor), but (Tigers CEO) Justin Pascoe and also the playing group, everyone is so encouraging here and we look out for each other, Grant said.Ive been at other clubs and I think the Wests Tigers welfare and wellbeing is second to none.Tigers recruit Jamal Idris said he hadnt been affected by the report and hadnt seen evidence of anything bad in his short time at the club.Im in the middle of it and I havent seen havent seen any of it, thats coming from someone who is right in the thick of it all, Idris said.Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467.MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78.Multicultural Mental Health Australia www.mmha.org.au.Local Aboriginal Medical Service available from www.vibe.com.au. 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