Angelo Mathews's gutsy 76 helped Sri Lanka to avoid an innings defeat in the second test in Galle on Saturday but Australia remained on course for a 2-0 series sweep. Having conceded a first ...

IMAGE: Australia's Matthew Kuhnemann celebrates a wicket with Steve Smith on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Colombo on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X Angelo Mathews's gutsy 76 helped Sri ...

Angelo Mathews's gutsy 76 helped Sri Lanka to avoid an innings defeat in sweep. Having conceded a first-innings lead of 157 on a track dominated by spinners from both sides, Sri Lanka risked a ...

Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews know that every run they score while over 35 has a preciousness that the runs they scored in their youth did not•AFP/Getty Images Though it may not have the ...

Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews shared a 69-run stand for the third wicket AFP/Getty Images Though it may not have the weight of TM Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Rangana ...

Angelo Mathews was the linchpin of Sri Lanka's innings, holding things together as wickets tumbled at the other end. But just 15 minutes before the close of play, he swept Nathan Lyon straight to ...

However, Angelo Mathews dug deep, forging a 48-run stand with Dhananjaya de Silva and a further 70-run partnership with Kusal Mendis.

captured Angelo Mathews (76) on the sweep. Nathan Lyon of Australia appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of Kusal MendisCredit: Getty Images Mathews fell to one of three excellent catches taken ...

Wicket number two in a tally that has since stretched to 552 was another emerging talent, 24-year-old Angelo Mathews playing his 14th match in an ongoing Test tenure that currently stands at 118 ...

However, Angelo Mathews dug deep, forging a 48-run stand with Dhananjaya de Silva and a further 70-run partnership with Kusal Mendis. Mathews played a gutsy knock of 76, his first half-century of ...