Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith called it right at the toss and has opted to bat first at the Galle International Stadium
Sri Lanka are up against Australia in the first Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium, with the hosts looking to disrupt the Australian momentum wave before they head to the World Championship Cycle on a high. (Match Blog | More Cricket News)
Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith called it right at the toss and has opted to bat first at the Galle International Stadium.
Australia XI: 1 Usman Khawaja 2 Travis Head 3 Marnus Labuschagne 4 Steven Smith (capt.) 5 Josh Inglis 6 Beau Webster 7 Alex Carey (wk) 8 Mitchell Starc 9 Mathew Kuhnemann 10 Nathan Lyon 11 Todd Murphy
Sri Lanka XI: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Oshada Fernando, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva (capt.), 7 Kusal Mendis (wk), 8 Prabath Jayasuriya, 9 Nishan Peiris, 10 Jeffrey Vandersay 11 Asitha Fernando
Earlier on in the day, Josh Inglis recieved his Baggy Green and is set to make his Test debut. Australia have gone with three spinners in their playing XI.
Sri Lanka too have gone with three spinners and just the one seamer.
Sri Lanka Squad: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nishan Peiris, Pathum Nissanka, Sonal Dinusha, Lahiru Udara, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake
Australia Squad: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann, Scott Boland, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Sam Konstas