The
Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Australia in the
1995-96 season and played 3
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...
es against
Australia. Australia won the series 3-0.
The second Test had controversy when umpire
Darrell Hair
Darrell Bruce Hair (born 30 September 1952) is an Australian former Test match cricket umpire, from New South Wales. He stood on the International panel of umpires from 2002 to 2003, before he, along with fellow Australian Simon Taufel, and Ne ...
called Sri Lanka's
Muttiah Muralitharan
Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan ( si, මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්, ta, முத்தையா முரளிதரன், also spelt Muralidaran; born 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, former professional ...
for
throwing
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.
Australia v Sri Lanka Australia v Sri Lanka - 26-30 December 1995
The Electronic Telegraph, ESPNcricinfo
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Test series summary
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
External sources
ESPN cricinfo
References
* ''Playfair Cricket Annual'' (annual)
* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)
1995 in Australian cricket
1995 in Sri Lankan cricket
1995–96 Australian cricket season
1996 in Australian cricket
1996 in Sri Lankan cricket
International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997
1995-96
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