Australia continued to apply the blowtorch to Sri Lanka as they moved 407 runs clear of the tourists in their second innings at stumps on day three of the second Test at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
In-form opener Phil Jaques brought up his half-century shortly before the conclusion of the day's play, as Australia moved quickly to compile 1 for 111 in the final session.
Jaques was 53 not out at stumps, while skipper Ricky Ponting was unbeaten on 7.
Matthew Hayden was Australia's only casualty, falling for 33 after a brief but confident display when he was trapped lbw by Muttiah Muralidaran late in the session.
Hayden was Muralidaran's third scalp of the Test after taking a costly 1 for 140 in the first innings, moving the wily off-spinner to within five wickets of Shane Warne's Test record.
Australia wasted little time in piling on the runs after Ponting elected not to enforce the follow-on despite bowling Sri Lanka out for 246 in the final session.
Jaques, 53 not out, brought up his half-century off 69 balls with a boundary, cracking a lofty drive through extra cover from Lasith Malinga's wayward bowling.
The left-hander, booming in confidence after successive innings scores of 100 (first Test) and 150 (second Test, first innings), looked as if he could easily continue in the same fashion and record his third consecutive Test hundred.
His final session flurry took his total to 303* runs for the series, improving his average to 151.5.
Jayawardene century
Chasing 5 for 542 declared, the Sri Lankans lost five wickets in the middle session as they fell far short of Australia's total, with only captain Mahela Jayawardene (104) offering any real resistance.
Jayawardene was the last man out when he spooned a Brett Lee delivery straight to Michael Clarke at deep square leg.
His century was his first against Australia and 19th overall but only his fifth outside of Sri Lanka.
Lee was the pick of the Australian bowlers, taking 4 for 82 off 23.2 overs.
Clark finished with 2 for 32, Stuart MacGill 2 for 81 and Mitchell Johnson 1 for 44.
Jayawardene's gutsy century against the odds served to prolong Australia's time in the field and is surely the catalyst for Australia captain Ricky Ponting's decision to rest his bowlers.
Australia will head into the fourth day at Hobart keen to consolidate an already colossal total before having another shot at Sri Lanka's struggling batting order as they search for their 14th consecutive Test triumph.
