It then came to light hours before the toss of the coin on Wednesday afternoon that selectors have made the call to hand Josh Inglis his Test debut — at Konstas’ expense. Inglis has been called in to bat in the middle order and it is a decision that Bharat Sundaresan suggested had been the plan all week.

Sam Konstas has bounced back from his axing for the first Test of the Sri Lanka series, according to Cricket Australia selector Tony Dodemaide. The moment a father was baptised into a fringe religious circle in the months before he caused the death of his daughter by withdrawing her insulin has been revealed.

Konstas went immediately to Josh Inglis’s family to congratulate them before the debutant received his baggy green cap after the ODI World Cup winner took his spot in the XI for the first of two Tests in Galle. After being told he would be dropped, Konstas had offered to arrive at the ground early for day one on Wednesday to help with preparations.