In what could be their final appearance on Australian soil, both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's knocks were met with a mix of nostalgia, emotion and respect.

This Test series is only five days old, but already Michael Clarke's Australians can sense victory.

Seamer Trent Copeland and offspinner Nathan Lyon will make their Test debuts for Australia in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Usman Khawaja edged Shaun Marsh out of the side, and will get his chance to bat at No. 6 in a line-up that was named one day early.

Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) is planning to call for an overhaul of Cricket Australia (CA) central contract, which stands almost irrelevant after the selection of Nathan Lyon, Michael Beer and Trent Copeland from outside the 25-man contract list.