• Scorecard

Michael Clarke [Images] and Michael Hussey scored centuries as Australia declared their first innings on 551 for 4 and then reduced Sri Lanka [Images] to 31-2 on the second day of the first Test in Brisbane on Friday.

Clarke and Hussey, who resumed with Australia's overnight total reading 242-3, were involved in a record partnership of 245 runs before Hussey was dismissed for 133.

When the declaration came, Clarke was unbeaten on 145 and Andrew Symonds [Images] on 53.

Sri Lanka had a disastrous start as pacer Brett Lee [Images] claimed the scalps of Sanath Jayasuriya and Michael Vandort, both batsmen caught behind by wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist [Images].

For the second successive day, reporters and photographers from Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Associated Press did not cover the Test because of a dispute with Cricket Australia over terms and conditions for accreditation.