Australia under the captaincy of skipper Michael Clarke won the Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 when the sexcond test concluded on 20 September 2011 Tuesday. It was Clarke’s first Test tour as captain. In the first test Australia won 125-run victory in Galle. The second Test in Pallekele ended in a rain-affected draw.
Clarke scored a fluent century and Michael Hussey narrowly missed a third consecutive hundred as Australia piled up 488 in their second innings before they were all out shortly before close with a lead of 331 runs. Clarke hit 112 and Hussey made 93 in a remarkable batting revival after Australia had conceded a first innings lead of 157 runs in good batting conditions.
The victory saw Australia and Sri Lanka exchange positions in the official Test rankings, with Clarke’s men moving to fourth place and Sri Lanka dropping to fifth.
Tim Nielsen stepped down as Australia's coach after helping the side to a series victory in Sri Lanka. Nielsen, who took over from John Buchanan in 2007, made the announcement after Australia managed a draw in the final Test at the SSC in Colombo.
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