Burns Century Puts Australia In Control Against Sri Lanka
Australian skipper Tim Paine won the toss at the Manuka Oval and put his side in on a flat track conducive to batting, a gambit that looked to be paying off after some early wobbles. By tea, they had stretched their lead to 220 for three with Burns not out 107 and Travis Head on 91 in an ominous 192-run stand. The pair dug Australia out of a hole after they lost Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne cheaply to be in trouble at 28 for three....