Smith moves past 10,000 as Australia bats dominate Sri Lanka - 1st Test, Day 1

Sri Lanka Australia Daily, 1st Test, Galle Day 1: With a simple nudge to mid-on, Steve Smith moved to another special level, completing his mission to 10,000 Test runs. But he was far from done, going on to post three figures for the 35th time, as Usman Khawaja made a ton of his own for the first time since June 2023. Adam and Bharat are two tired boys on the roof at Galle.
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[@mkultra501]

Outstanding performance in the comm box yesterday Collo,well done!

[@anamayadhyani4769]

Thanks for the daily mates.

[@FinalWordCricket]

Our pleasure!

[@wickdwitchowest]

Loved Collo's on the TV feed back to AUS. Know he's doing radio & TV which is not great for the voice but great for him.

[@Phurngirathaana]

Smith is clearly in the absolute elite with the likes of Bradman Tendulkar Lara and Sobers

[@louquay]

Great job on the call today Adam. Made the ads somewhat bearable!

[@thatsbollox]

Smith 4 centuries in just 6 weeks. 3 x test, 1 x T20

[@iamhugeandsquare]

Good to see you on the TV airwaves Collo, good stuff legend!

[@sanjayprakash471]

Smith is an absolute legend and a batsman that plays at another level to others. Khawaja showed his class today and he will be in the team to play the Ashes at home.

[@johnwhitla9191]

Thanks guys for a great summary of play.

[@michaeldeckker]

Love your work guys , I love Galle , so many Aussies there it appears .

[@vybhaveswaraiah7114]

Man, that UAE knock by Usman Khawaja was seriously some top class highly skillful batting

[@Zhe_Foodlab]

Good job Adam, loved you in the comms

[@denisewilson9783]

Txs guys

[@fkm512]

Hope your feeling ok Adam, tough gig mate

[@bigmax4564]

Great to listen to your call Mr Collins on 7Plus live here in Oz. Head was on 23 and Khawaja (74) when the Sri Lankans didn't use DRS. I am surprised that you didn't discuss more about the negative bowling tactics either side of tea by Jayasuriya and then Vandersay. Umpire Gaffney had a word particularly when the keeper started to sqaut outside leg stump during over 73. Under the International Cricket Council's Test playing conditions, umpires can call wides if they believe a bowler to be "bowling down the leg side as a negative tactic". "The strict limited over Wide interpretation shall be applied," law 22.1.4 reads. Watching Smith pad away 7 consecutive overs from Jayasuriya was brain-numbing

[@50jes]

Poor old Collo doesn’t look or sound very well

[@lawrencehill2613]

Collo sounds a bit run down with a London lurgy. Hang in there mate, the Australian public need you!

[@ChrisFalson]

Wanted to give 2 thumbs up.

[@AtulOpines]

Adam, great job today. Almost was a pleasant surprise like, "wait is it Collo, the inflections match it 😂❤"
Loved it mate

[@FinalWordCricket]

Thanks! 😃

[@FloydBassett-ys2mu]

Khawaja loses his wicket twice in a day and gets dropped. He gets 3 lives in one day, scores a century and possibly saves his career. Funny game

[@Sloppydoojara]

Terrible tactics from Sri Lanka bowling 10 overs down the leg side you guys are 330 runs behind the game and need wickets. Make the Aussies play and miss hit it like travis head did at the very least 🤦‍♂️

[@Ronnie-k6m]

Boys, you going to admit you got it wrong about Usman?!

[@grumpydaddy4209]

I want that shirt

[@michaeldeckker]

Don’t hold back when commentating on TV Collo , you seem a bit restrained🤷‍♂️.

[@aaryanbhattarai43]

Before root i think Smith will break Sachin record haha

[@amitmpadwal]

Wtf is Bharat wearing?? Beach anyone? 😁

[@FinalWordCricket]

Do other people's clothes often upset you? Must be tough