Australia v Sri Lanka: Nathan Lyon lands early blow, Cooper Connolly makes Test debut

It is often said that winning the toss means winning the Test in Galle. But Sri Lana is making hard work of it early, with Nathan Lyon doing the damage. FOLLOW DAY 1 LIVE

Australia has introduced a fourth debutant in as many Tests with West Australian Cooper Connolly handed his baggy green in Galle today.

After dominating the first Test, Australia have their eyes on a clean sweep - but suffered an early set-back as Sri Lanka won the all-important toss and batted on a dusty wicket.

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Originally published as Australia v Sri Lanka: Nathan Lyon lands early blow, Cooper Connolly makes Test debut