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Australia's Jackson Bird (R) celebrates dismissing Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera LBW for one run during the third day of the second cricket test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground December 28, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

Australia's Jackson Bird (R) celebrates dismissing Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera LBW for one run during the third day of the second cricket test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground December 28, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/David Gray

MELBOURNE | Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:14am IST

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Scoreboard on the third day of the second test after Australia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 201 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

Australia sealed the three-match series 2-0.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat

Sri Lanka first innings 156

Australia first innings (overnight 440-8)

D. Warner c Prasad b Mathews 62

E. Cowan c M. Jayawardene b Prasad 36

P. Hughes run out 10

S. Watson c Samaraweera b Prasad 83

M. Clarke c M. Jayawardene b Eranga 106

M. Hussey c Herath b Dilshan 34

M. Wade c Eranga b Prasad 1

M. Johnson not out 92

P. Siddle c M. Jayawardene b Eranga 13

N. Lyon c sub b Mathews 1

J. Bird b Eranga 0

Extras (b-9, lb-5 w-6 nb-2) 22

Total (all out, 134.4 overs) 460

Fall of wickets: 1-95 2-117 3-117 4-311 5-313 6-315 7-376 8-434 9-451 10-460

Bowling: C. Welegedara 14.4-6-38-0, S. Eranga 27-2-109-3 (nb-2, w-5), D. Prasad 26-2-106-3 (w-1), A. Mathews 16-3-60-2, R. Herath 39-7-95-0, T. Dilshan 12-1-38-1

Sri Lanka second innings

T. Dilshan c Cowan b Johnson 0

D. Karunaratne run out 1

K. Sangakkara retired hurt 27

M. Jayawardene b Bird 0

T. Samaraweera lbw b Bird 1

A. Mathews b Johnson 35

D. Prasad c Hughes b Lyon 17

R. Herath not out 11

S. Eranga c Cowan b Siddle 0

P. Jayawardene absent hurt 0

C. Welegedara absent hurt 0

Extras (lb-10, nb-1) 11

Total (for nine wickets; 24.2 overs) 103

Fall of wickets 1-1 2-1 3-3 4-13 5-74 6-102 7-103

Bowling: M. Johnson 8-0-16-2, J. Bird 9-1-29-2 (nb-1), P. Siddle 5.2-0-32-1, Lyon 2-0-16-1

- - - -

Series:

Australia won the first test in Hobart

Third test January 3-7 Sydney Cricket Ground

(Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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