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Jasper Bruce

Aussies sweep Sri Lanka to cap brilliant Test summer

Steve Smith believes Australia have never been better on the subcontinent in his storied career than they were in a resounding Test series sweep of Sri Lanka.

Australia capped their brilliant summer with a nine-wicket win in the second Test match, Marnus Labuschagne hitting the last of the 75 runs required on the morning of day four in Galle.

Sri Lanka (257 and 231) challenged Australia (414 and 1-75) more than in the first Test - their biggest loss in history - but a 259-run partnership between Alex Carey (156) and Smith (131) across the second and third days proved the difference.

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