All through the Test there has been near-silence. Only sometime after lunch, does the sound of papare spring from the stands. It is unclear where the band is seated at first. With the home team on the hunt, is the stadium summoning music from its muscle memory? Is the papares sudden eruption part of a five-day ambush for Australia? Whatever the case, it feels like the final wickets cannot fall unless the sound of a trumpet fills the air, but also, that they will fall, because it does.Around the bat, fielders are yakking. It is a team of Kusal Mendises and Dhananjaya de Silvas, but at times, it can feel like Duleep and Aravinda are there. In progress around the batsman is a Sri Lankan ritual as old as time. These men yak just like the legends. They leap, and gesticulate and spasm in appeal. Most have not played a game where the stakes are this high. But the way they ring the bat, it is as if on their first day of school, they had been handed a helmet and shin pads, and taken crouching positions around the class teacher.Shuffling forward to bowl is the only man in this XI to have tasted series victory over Australia, 17 years ago. There is always the temptation to cast Rangana Herath as the cricket worlds least likely hero: he is the banker, the old man, the chubster, the underdog. But while his young team-mates are raising old ghosts like puffs of Pallekele dust, perhaps it is past time a little newness is accorded to Herath. Three-hundred-and-thirteen wickets in, maybe he deserves to be reimagined.Sure, he has an ample belly, but as he completes a 24th five-wicket haul, it no longer seems an impediment to be overcome but a vast personal store of cricketing fortitude. Since late 2011, he has spun Sri Lanka to victory over South Africa, Pakistan, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, West Indies and now ex-nemesis Australia. In some of these matches, victories came easy. In the majority, Herath has had to massage wins out of the clay, or the air.With the bat, when he was he slap-pulling Mitchell Starc and reverse-paddling Nathan Lyon, to extend Sri Lankas lead, it was easy to see him as a little man with a lot of courage. Still, in a purely spatial sense, thats to be expected isnt it? Which current cricketer could possibly have more guts?And yes, he has the roundest face in the sport, but maybe for him that just builds solidarity with the cricket ball. Which bowler in the world is better-placed to perceive the balls moods, its fancies, its many leathery subtleties? When Adam Voges drove the ball back at him in the morning session, of course Herath was the only man aware that this may be a catch, and not a bump ball. Such are the fruits of a long-term relationship.Taking wickets at the other end is Sri Lankas freshest practitioner of its ancient dark art. Mystery spinner said headlines on Lakshan Sandakan in the Australian press. When he bowled to Steven Smith, who averages 87 this year, 74 in the last, and 82 in the one before that, Smith visibly congratulated himself on the occasions he correctly picked the direction of the turn. He may be the first ever left-arm wristspinner to play for Sri Lanka, but with the wicked dismissal of Joe Burns on day four, he has already bowled a Sri Lankan classic.On day five, Sandakans stock deliveries invoke memories of that most famous Sri Lankan spinner. As he bowls to Steve OKeefe and Peter Nevill, who are basically carcasses with bats, some balls dont just seem to rip back off the adjacent pitch, but seem to be pouncing out of a neighbouring spatial dimension. In the end, a gentler delivery was required to break the stand. The other debutant, de Silva, had Nevill cutting at one that slid on to take his edge.The year has been unkind to Angelo Mathews, who is yet to reach 30 himself, but already has a weathered look about him as captain. If he can smile for a few days, it is because the youngest man in his XI, the oldest man in the series, and the freshest member of the squad, colluded to topple the worlds best team. In this Test for Sri Lanka, the old communed with the new. The aged found refreshment, and the young reached back to what has come before. Jeff Locke Jersey . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. JT Riddle Jersey . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. http://www.marlinsteamproshop.com/Marlins-Justin-Bour-Kids-Jersey/ . 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It looked like the Homer Bailey that we knew before the injury.Bailey (2-1) flashed all the abilities -- and all of the pitches -- that landed him a $105 million, six-year contract in 2014.The right-hander was especially dominant against the top of Milwaukees order of Jonathan Villar, promising rookie Orlando Arcia and Ryan Braun. The trio combined to go 0 for 9 with seven strikeouts against Bailey.Still, he had to lobby Price and pitching coach Mack Jenkins to go back in before the sixth, where he struck out the side to finish his night.Mack has known Homer from the time he (first) signed in 2004 and Ive known Homer since 2010. So theres a lot of familiarity with each other, Price said. We have a lot of faith in Homer.Bailey said the feeling is mutual.I know where his head and his heart are at, Bailey said. I have so much trust with those guys, I dont want to know. I just want to pitch. When I get out, I get out. When Im out there, Im out there.Adam Duvall hit his 27th home run and Billy Hamilton stole three bases to push his major league-leading total to 51.NELSON STRUGGLESMilwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson (6-12) labored through five innings, allowing three runs off six hits and three walks.Other than the Duvall homer, there wasnt a ton of hard contact. Thats where Jimmys at, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. Thats why being in the strike zone, being around the strike zone with close misses is so important.ddddddddddddExpected to be a key contributor in Milwaukees rotation, Nelson hasnt been reliable since May. After getting the first two outs of the game, he loaded the bases on a walk, a hit batter and a single before walking in a run.It wouldnt get much better from there. Duvall, Cincinnatis All-Star left fielder, hit a solo homer off Nelson in third and the Reds pounced on Milwaukees bullpen, plating four runs in the seventh.Ramon Flores hit a solo shot in the eighth, and Manny Pina hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Brewers.MAN OF STEALHamilton stole bases on back-to-back pitches in the second and swiped his 51st base in the fourth, but was caught stealing later in the inning on a nice pickoff play by Nelson. Hamilton has 12 steals in his last five games.OFFENSE EVAPORATESThe Brewers didnt score until the eighth after they became the eighth team since 1961 to score in every inning they hit in in an 11-3 victory over Atlanta on Thursday.COUNSELL EJECTEDCounsell was ejected by plate umpire Bill Miller before the eighth.We had a little disagreement about balls and strikes, Counsell said.TRAINERS ROOMReds: Both Scott Schebler (calf) and Brandon Phillips (quad) returned to the lineup after both left Tuesdays win over the Cardinals. Cincinnati had a day off on Thursday.UP NEXTReds: Dan Straily (7-6, 3.76 ERA) is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his last five starts for Cincinnati, which is 16-10 since the All-Star break.BREWERS: Milwaukee sends Zach Davies (9-4, 3.58) to the mound. Davies is 9-1 with a 2.92 ERA in his last 17 starts. ' ' '