Second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka helps Seven to a Friday win

Seven’s second Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka averaged just over 300,000 metro viewers for the first three sessions, helping the channel to a Friday lead.

According to OzTAM’s overnight preliminary ratings, Seven’s biggest audience for day one of the Test, which was held in Canberra, was in session three – with a metro audience of 431,000. Sessions one and two pulled metro audiences of 287,000 and 205,000 respectively.

That's stumps! What a day for Australia.

Burns unbeaten on 172* alongside Patterson (25*), after Head posted 161: https://t.co/QC2ocCAkUX #AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/GMxx5QMNaR