‘Masterclass’: Genius Steve Smith captaincy move reignites Pat Cummins debate

That was clear for all to see after Smith masterminded a superb final session on Day 3 against Sri Lanka to give Australia the upper hand and just two wickets away from a 2-0 series clean sweep.

At one stage Sri Lanka was 5/198, leading by 41 with two set batters, but the hosts crumbled to be 8/211 with a lead of just 54 runs after spin wreaked havoc on a dusty pitch in Galle on Saturday.

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Smith is serving as stand-in captain in the absence of Pat Cummins, who missed the tour to be at home for the birth of his second child, a baby girl.

The 35-year-old took a one-handed screamer low to his right at first slip to dismiss Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva for 23.

Smith then called on Beau Webster to bowl offspin instead of his medium pac...
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