How many wickets would MacGill have snared by now if he had played for another Test nation?
It was the perfect ball for a leg-spinner, fizzing from well outside Sri Lankan left-hander Michael Vandort’s off-stump to zip back between bat and pad to cannon into the stumps. “It certainly beats getting it with a half-tracker, because people play it over and over again. I’d rather they replay the good ones,” a smiling MacGill said. MacGill’s milestone was one of few highlights for Australia on the fourth day of the first Test at the Gabba as Sri Lanka refused to yield and bad weather served to frustrate the home team. Forced to follow on after being 340 runs behind on the first innings, Sri Lanka resumed Sunday on 2-80 and were 5-218 at stumps. The tourists need another 122 runs on Monday’s final day’s play to make the home side bat again, while Australia need five wickets. Chamara Silva is five not out with wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene is yet to score. MacGill became the 13th Australian to take 200 Test wickets, reaching the milestone in 41 matches, the fourth-fastest in Test
