Johnson helps Australia take charge

Dec 26, 2012

As usual, there was a big crowd for the Boxing Day Test •Getty Images

Tillakaratne Dilshan was bowled cheaply by Mitchell Johnson•Getty Images

During the course his innings he became the joint quickest to 10,000 Test runs•Getty Images

In reply, David Warner scored a rapid half-century but was dismissed soon after•Getty Images

Sri Lanka could have made further inroads, had they not dropped some catches. Australia ended on 3 for 150•Getty Images

Jackson Bird, Australia's debutant fast bowler, got rid of Dimuth Karunaratne early after Sri Lanka chose to bat•Getty Images

Peter Siddle got the big wicket of Mahela Jayawardene, as Sri Lanka wobbled•Getty Images

$Prasanna Jayawardene suffered a hairline fracture of the thumb after being struck ...$

Prasanna Jayawardene suffered a hairline fracture of the thumb after being struck ...•Getty Images

Phillip Hughes was run out for 10•Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara was the only batsman to put up some resistance•Getty Images

... by a rampant Mitchell Johnson, who took four wickets as Australia never allowed Sri Lanka to recover; they were eventually bowled out for 156•Getty Images

And Dhammika Prasad got rid of Ed Cowan •Getty Images