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Josh Inglis 'really happy' with long-awaited Test debut

Josh Inglis was like a "kid on Christmas morning" when he learned he'd be making his Test debut -- and then he batted like Rudolph guiding Santa's sleigh.

On day two of the series opener against Sri Lanka, Inglis became the first Australian in a decade to score a century on Test debut, his 102 from 94 balls helping Australia to an imperious 6-654 declared.

It had been a tremendous debut years in the making for Inglis, a 55-time white-ball international routinely stuck behind wicketkeeper Alex Carey for Test opportunities.

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