<p>Mike Hussey bowed out of Test cricket with a win when he guided Australia to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka today, giving the home side a clean sweep of the three-match series.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Left-hander Hussey, playing in his 79th and final Test after announcing his international retirement, got his team over the line after the loss of five wickets on a tense fourth day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.<br /><br />The 37-year-old provided the steadying hand as Australia made hard work of running down 141 runs for victory on a turning pitch.<br /><br />At the close Hussey was unbeaten on 27, while Mitchell Johnson hit the winning run to end on one not out.<br /><br />Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath had earlier threatened to bowl the Sri Lankans to their first-ever Test victory in Australia at the 13th attempt. He finished with three wickets for 47.<br />Young Australian fast bowler Jackson Bird was named man of the match with seven wickets and skipper Michael Clarke was picked as man of the series.<br /><br />The umpires stunned the crowd when they took tea with just five runs left to decide the Test, leaving onlookers with a sense of anti-climax.<br /><br />The tourists were all out for 278 in their second innings earlier in the day as Dinesh Chandimal prolonged the resistance, batting with the tail in a defiant unbeaten knock of 62 off 106 balls with 11 fours.<br /><br />Chandimal shared in a fighting 41-run last-wicket stand with Nuwan Pradeep off 74 balls to give the tourists some vital extra runs and make things uncomfortable for the Australian batsmen on a turning pitch. <br /><br />Herath was bowled by Bird for 10 and Suranga Lakmal swung wildly and was cleaned up by Johnson for a duck.<br /><br />Johnson finished with three for 34 and Bird captured three for 76.<br /><br />Sri Lanka got an early reward when the threatening David Warner was out first ball.<br />He was caught in the slips by Mahela Jayawardene off paceman Lakmal's first delivery for a duck, with the Australians going to lunch at 13 for one.<br /><br />Phil Hughes hit four boundaries but never looked set, and was next out leg before wicket on review to Herath for 34 off 49 balls.<br /><br />Captain Michael Clarke used his feet and crease well against the wily Sri Lanka spinners as Australia's score crept along.<br /><br />Herath and Tillakaratne Dilshan tied down the batsmen, although a big lbw shout from Herath was turned down on review when Clarke was on 13.<br /><br />But Dilshan got the skipper's prized wicket when he was caught off bat and pad for 29, bringing Hussey to the wicket in his final Test innings to a standing ovation.<br /><br />Ed Cowan was out in the next over, lbw to Herath for 36 with 33 needed for victory.<br />First-innings centurion Matthew Wade was bowled by Herath for nine, setting up a fairytale finish for Hussey to be there for the win.</p>
<p>Mike Hussey bowed out of Test cricket with a win when he guided Australia to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka today, giving the home side a clean sweep of the three-match series.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Left-hander Hussey, playing in his 79th and final Test after announcing his international retirement, got his team over the line after the loss of five wickets on a tense fourth day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.<br /><br />The 37-year-old provided the steadying hand as Australia made hard work of running down 141 runs for victory on a turning pitch.<br /><br />At the close Hussey was unbeaten on 27, while Mitchell Johnson hit the winning run to end on one not out.<br /><br />Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath had earlier threatened to bowl the Sri Lankans to their first-ever Test victory in Australia at the 13th attempt. He finished with three wickets for 47.<br />Young Australian fast bowler Jackson Bird was named man of the match with seven wickets and skipper Michael Clarke was picked as man of the series.<br /><br />The umpires stunned the crowd when they took tea with just five runs left to decide the Test, leaving onlookers with a sense of anti-climax.<br /><br />The tourists were all out for 278 in their second innings earlier in the day as Dinesh Chandimal prolonged the resistance, batting with the tail in a defiant unbeaten knock of 62 off 106 balls with 11 fours.<br /><br />Chandimal shared in a fighting 41-run last-wicket stand with Nuwan Pradeep off 74 balls to give the tourists some vital extra runs and make things uncomfortable for the Australian batsmen on a turning pitch. <br /><br />Herath was bowled by Bird for 10 and Suranga Lakmal swung wildly and was cleaned up by Johnson for a duck.<br /><br />Johnson finished with three for 34 and Bird captured three for 76.<br /><br />Sri Lanka got an early reward when the threatening David Warner was out first ball.<br />He was caught in the slips by Mahela Jayawardene off paceman Lakmal's first delivery for a duck, with the Australians going to lunch at 13 for one.<br /><br />Phil Hughes hit four boundaries but never looked set, and was next out leg before wicket on review to Herath for 34 off 49 balls.<br /><br />Captain Michael Clarke used his feet and crease well against the wily Sri Lanka spinners as Australia's score crept along.<br /><br />Herath and Tillakaratne Dilshan tied down the batsmen, although a big lbw shout from Herath was turned down on review when Clarke was on 13.<br /><br />But Dilshan got the skipper's prized wicket when he was caught off bat and pad for 29, bringing Hussey to the wicket in his final Test innings to a standing ovation.<br /><br />Ed Cowan was out in the next over, lbw to Herath for 36 with 33 needed for victory.<br />First-innings centurion Matthew Wade was bowled by Herath for nine, setting up a fairytale finish for Hussey to be there for the win.</p>