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Former Sri Lanka test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from the format after his 100th match, the final test of Sri Lanka's two-test series against Australia in Galle on Thursday.

Australia and Sri Lanka face off for the second time in as many weeks in Galle, with Steve Smith's team a chance of breaking a 14-year drought.

Steve Smith says he is unfazed by Sri Lanka’s decision to bowl defensively towards him during his first innings century last week at Galle.

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

TL;DR: Live stream Sri Lanka vs. Australia for free on 7Plus. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Australia secured a victory in the first Test match against Sri Lanka.

Australia are on guard for a spin trap when the second and final Test gets underway in Galle on Thursday despite an unassailable lead in the series. That game -- also played in Galle -- was on a good batting deck,

Ahead of the second Test against Australia at Galle, former Australian captain Tim Paine said that he does not see Lankan Lions coming any close to the visitors on any surface. The second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia will take place at Galle from February 6 onwards.