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Brett Lee exposed Sri Lanka's batting frailties before Phil Jaques added to the tourists' woes as Australia took an overall lead of 407 runs at stumps on the third day of the second cricket test in Hobart yesterday.
Lee took four for 82 off 23.2 overs to spearhead Australia's demolition of Sri Lanka for 246 in reply to the home side's first innings of 542 for five declared.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting did not enforce the follow-on and was unbeaten on seven at stumps with first-innings century-maker Jaques on 53 not out in Australia's 111 for one from 20 overs. Jaques, Australia's replacement for retired opener Justin Langer, has scored 303 runs in the two-test series so far.
Matthew Hayden, who made 33, shared an opening stand of 83 with Jaques before being dismissed lbw to spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took his 704th wicket, four behind Australian Shane Warne's world record.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene's 19th test century and first against Australia - 104 runs off 194 balls with 13 boundaries - was not enough to save the tourists from an embarrassing batting collapse.
On Saturday Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist scored three sixes in his unbeaten first-innings knock of 67 to become first batsman to score 100 sixes in tests.
- AAP
