Australia edged closer to sealing a series victory over Sri Lanka as Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon took seven wickets each on day three in Galle.

Australia put on a clinical display on the third day of the second test against Sri Lanka, leaving the hosts teetering at 211-8 and holding a slender lead of just 54 runs on Saturday.

Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann spun webs around the Sri Lanka batters to put Australia into a winning position at the end of D ...