Toss Sri Lanka received the toss and can bat first towards Australia
Connolly is wicketless from 96 deliveries in 4 first-class matches, however he provides one other left-arm orthodox choice alongside Matthew Kuhnemann on a floor set to spin sharply from the get go. The pitch for this match is totally different from the gradual floor used within the first Take a look at.
Allrounder Beau Webster, who can bowl seam and offspin, has stored his spot and Australia’s batting depth has strengthened with Connolly, who averages 61.80 in his fledgling first-class profession, listed at No. 8.
Despite the fact that their probabilities of regaining the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy are over, Sri Lanka hope for a robust bounce again from their largest ever defeat in Take a look at cricket they usually’ve made three modifications.
As soon as once more the gamers will probably be confronted by stifling humidity, however clear circumstances are anticipated by way of the match after stormy climate affected elements of the primary Take a look at.
Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva (capt), 7 Kusal Mendis (wk), 8 Ramesh Mendis, 9 Prabath Jayasuriya, 10 Nishan Peiris, 11 Lahiru Kumara
Australia: 1 Usman Khawaja, 2 Travis Head, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith (capt), 5 Josh Inglis, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Beau Webster, 8 Cooper Connolly, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Matthew Kuhnemann, 11 Nathan Lyon
