11.   Sri Lanka want the Australian umpire who no-balled their star spinner Muttiah Muralidaran for throwing to be stood down from the remaining matches of their Australian tour.

12.   Taylor expectedly rued the absence of star spinner Shane Warne and the fact that Australia were underprepared for the test match.

13.   The Australians, without their injured trio of skipper Mark Taylor, star spinner Shane Warne and fast bowler Craig McDermott, were outplayed from start to finish.