During the test series, a five-year old kid going by the name Sharujan Shanmuganathan caught the attention of viewers when his free-flowing, elegant cover drive became a talking point as it was captured by one of the cameramen during the course of the test match.[3] Sharujan was only five-years-old when he received recognition for playing cover drives, and commentator Tony Greig, who was named as one of the commentators for the test match, reportedly spotted him playing at the grass bank of the Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.[4] Tony Greig eventually nicknamed him "Little Sanga" during the air while doing commentary, and Greig later went on to interview the five-year-old Sharujan, which became an instant hit on television.[5][6]
Rain delayed play on Day 2 resulting Stumps to be called. Rain delayed play on Day 3 therefore there was no first session but an extended second and third session. Bad light on Day 3 suspended play at the end of the day with a min. of 3 overs to spare ultimately resulting in stumps. Rain delayed part of the first session on Day 4
On the 2nd day of the test, Nathan Lyon took his first wicket in tests with his first ball, his victim was Kumar Sangakkara; he is the 14th international player and 2nd Australian to do so. He finished with figures of 5/34, becoming the 131st player to take five wickets on debut in a Test match.[14] Also, Trent Copeland took his first wicket in tests with his second ball; his victim was Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Ricky Ponting missed this test. Ponting's wife, Rianna, gave birth to the couple's second child, and he returned to Australia to witness the event. As a result, Shaun Marsh made his debut and he scored 141 off 315 balls.[15]
On the first day Shaminda Eranga got his first wicket in tests with his first ball (repeating Nathan Lyon's feat in the 1st test); his victim was Shane Watson. Also on the first day Shaun Marsh achieved an average of 222 before he got out, the highest ever by an Australian. Michael Hussey was Man of the Match for all three test matches and was awarded Man of the Series.