Michael Clarke's fine form continues. Photo / Getty Images
Michael Clarke's fine form in the tour of Sri Lanka continued with the Australia captain scoring a century on the final day of the practice match in Colombo on Saturday.
Clarke scored 104 before retiring as Australia made 393 in their first innings for a lead of 135 runs following
the Sri Lanka Board XI's 258 on Thursday.
It continues a fine run of form for the right-handed batsman, who scored 242 runs at 121 with two half-centuries during the recently completed five-match one-day series in the island nation.
Resuming on 61, Clarke swiftly moved to three figures at the P Sara Oval despite the early loss of Peter Siddle (18) and Trent Copeland (0).
Shortly after posting his ton with a minimum of fuss, Clarke headed for the pavilion to allow the rest of batsmen time in the middle.
Nathan Lyon played his first innings in Australian colours, falling to fellow spin-bowler Dilruwan Perera for two.
Ryan Harris was the last man out, chipping a simple catch to Board XI captain Angelo Mathews to be dismissed for 26.
Perera, a member of Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad for the coming three-match series, was the pick of the bowlers with 3-137.
Clarke's hundred was the second of the innings after Usman Khawaja's 101 on Friday while fast bowler Trent Copeland has also made an impression in this match, claiming 5-47 with the ball on Thursday.
The game is Australia's only hit-out ahead of the first Test starting on Wednesday in Galle.
- AAP
