• Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test

Michael Vandort [ Images ] (82) and skipper Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (49) led Sri Lanka's [ Images ] fightback against Australia [ Images ] but the visitors still trailed by 122 runs before bad light forced an early end to the fourth day of the first Test in Brisbane [ Images ] on Sunday.

On a day punctuated by spells of rain, the Lankans, who were forced to follow on after being bundled out for 211 in reply to Australia's first innings total of 551 for 4 declared, reached 218 for five.

Vandort's 170-ball knock, which was his first half-century against Australia and third overall, included 10 hits to the fence before he became Stuart MacGill's 200th Test victim.

Jayawardene also played a patient innings hitting five fours before departing just one run short of his fifty. The skipper was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist [ Images ] off Mitchell Johnson [ Images ].

Chamara Silva (5) and Prasanna Jayawardene [ Images ] (0) were on crease when play ended for the day.