Missed chance ... Doolan was dismissed for just six on what looks to be a perfect wicket. Source: News Limited
A whirlwind 91 from Glenn Maxwell and a terrific unbeaten 172 to Scott Henry helped the Chairman's XI turn the opening day of Sri Lanka's Australian tour into a nightmare.
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The hosts piled on 390 for the loss of just four wickets by stumps on Thursday at Canberra's Manuka Oval, as Sri Lanka's toothless attack spent most of the day chasing balls to the boundary in the hot sun - with little reward.
There will be very little to smile about for the tourists, with this match their only preparation for a three-Test series against Australia starting in Bellerive on Friday week.
With star spinner Rangana Herath, No.1 pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara and vice-captain Angelo Mathews rested, Sri Lanka's bowlers faced a tough initiation on Australian soil.
Henry started the rout early, reaching his 100 off 154 balls with a mix of classical cover drives, powerful straight drives and two calculated hook shots into the stands.
At times, the 23-year-old, who scored a pair of half-centuries for NSW in a Sheffield Shield game against Victoria a fortnight ago, treated the visiting attack with contempt.
He offered only one chance - a difficult one on the boundary which slipped through the fielder's fingers, and tumbled over the rope for one of his 22 fours.
Maxwell came in at the tea break and threatened to "do a Dougie" - emulating champion Australia batsman Doug Walters's feat of scoring 100 in a session - but fell nine runs short after an explosive knock.
Maxwell smacked 11 fours and two enormous sixes in his 77-ball innings while putting on 125 with Henry. But he threw a century away when he was bowled while charging fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep.
The brilliant batting from Henry and Maxwell masked the twin disappointments of Usman Khawaja (56) and Alex Doolan (6).
Not only did the pair miss out on selection for Australia's 12-man Bellerive squad, they also threw away golden opportunities to remind selectors of their talents.
Khawaja had a century beckoning and looked in tremendous touch before he found Mahela Jayawardene at short midwicket while trying to whip Chanaka Welagedara (1-72) through the leg side.
Doolan managed just six runs before becoming off-spinner Suraj Randiv's only victim of the day.
Sri Lanka's No.2 spinner had a day to forget, with Khawaja and Maxwell both taking the long handle to the 27-year-old who finished with figures of 1-121.
The only bright spot for the visitors was opening bowler Shaminda Eranga, who had the economical figures of 1-22 off 13 overs.
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