Travis Head, standing at short-leg, took a sensational one-handed catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews on Day 2 of the first Test in Galle.

Take a look at Travis Head's awe-inspiring one-handed catch on Day 2 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, only on CricTracker.

But how the surface plays here in Galle is just part of the wider fascination of Test cricket in this coastal setting near the southern tip of Sri Lanka. There are other factors too that add to the drama around what plays out in the middle.

Inglis, a wicketkeeper whose game has evolved so completely he has been named for his debut as a specialist batter with Alex Carey taking the gloves, received his cap from fellow Western Australian and former Test opener Geoff Marsh who is in Sri Lanka with a tour group.

The Galle International Stadium will host the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and Australia, starting on Wednesday, January 29.

Sri Lanka and Australia will renew their rivalry in a two-Test home series starting tomorrow at the Galle Stadium. ..

Australia is set to make a call on its side to take on Sri Lanka on their home deck in the first of a two-Test series.

Usman Khawaja's maiden double century and a hundred on debut from Josh Inglis give Australia complete control of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

On their most recent Test outing at the Galle International Stadium, Australia was forced to deploy seven bowlers as their hosts kept them in the field for 181 overs in piling on an insurmountable score of 554.

Head was the surprise packet of Australia’s 10-wicket defeat in the Galle series opener in 2022, taking 4-10 as the hosts collapsed for 113 in the second innings. The South Australian had never taken a Test wicket, but finished the innings with better figures from his 2.5 overs than front-line tweakers Nathan Lyon (4-31) and Mitch Swepson (2-34).

After Usman Khawaja and Josh Inglis starred with the bat, Australia's bowlers found early wickets on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

The tourists are also expected to include left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, who is poised to partner Nathan Lyon in what would be his first test in two years