11 August,2011 09:39 AM IST | | AFP
Mitchell Johnson grabbed a career-best 6-31 and Shane Watson smashed a brisk 69 to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-dayer yesterday.
Opener Watson cracked six sixes and five fours in his 51-ball knock as Australia achieved a 192-run target with more than 11 overs to spare for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Left-arm fast bowler Johnson played a key role in restricting Sri Lanka to a modest total, marking his 100th one-day international with disciplined bowling to bag his third haul of five or more wickets.
"The wicket was fantastic. It was dry but held together better than I expected," said Clarke.
"It is important that I lead from the front and it is great having Ponting at number three with all that experience at the other end," he added.
