Hobart, November 17:

With Mike Hussey and Michael Clarke out, Sri Lanka got a look at Australia’s lower middle order for the first time in the series today. The view for the visitors did not get better.

Adam Gilchrist, batting in a Test for the first time in 10 months, clubbed three sixes and seven fours in an unbeaten 67 before Australia declared its innings at 542-5 on the second day of their second Test.

Gilchrist hit consecutive sixes off Muttiah Muralitharan to become the first batsmen to hit 100 sixes in a Test career. Skipper Ricky Ponting declared the first innings closed in the next over when Andrew Symonds hit a single to reach 50. In reply, Sri Lanka was 30 without loss from 12 overs before bad light stopped play with Marvan Atapattu on 18 and Michael Vandort on 12.

The Australians declared last week at 551-4 and won the series-opening Test in Brisbane. The same batsmen who did the damage last week did it again — with the addition of Gilchrist.

Hussey scored 132 and shared a 125-run fourth-wicket stand with Clarke (71) before both were dismissed in the afternoon. Opener Phil Jacques, who scored a hundred last week, backed that up with 150 in Hobart.

Australia resumed at 329-3 and added 213 for the loss of two wickets. Hussey stroked 18 boundaries and a six before he was trapped lbw by Fernando. Clarke edged Lasith Malinga down leg side to wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene.