Sri Lanka against Australia: First Cricket test for men, day 1 – Live | Australia Cricket Team

So teenage wonderboy Sam Konstas was dropped after two tests and Scott Boland‘S Run of Pech continues and is also unloaded after winning the game in his last test. Again.

Konstas makes room for Travis head To open the eyelash with an Asian wicket specialist Usman khawaja and Boland will shine the jaw to enable special spinners on the right Todd Murphy and left Matthew Kuhnemann return to the line -up.

Konstas now expects an interesting challenge that were sure to play in the ashes, whose roller coaster recording suddenly derailed. When Josh Inglis, a good player from Spin, takes his chance in the middle order and has head at the top and decides to stay there Usman khawaja to retire when he is supposed to dust off his Baggy Green.

It’s nothing Geoff lemon I didn’t come …

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Josh Inglis It is confirmed to play and received Baggy Green Cap No. 470 from the former test opener Geoff Marsh, whose son Mitchell was dropped for this series. The Australian, born in English, completes the Australian Cricket Holy Trinity after playing 26 Odis and 29 T20 in green and gold.

Australia has won the throw and will beat first

While the men in Australia are getting their series going today, the Australia women are preparing to play against England on the Cricket Ground Melbourne tomorrow. Australia has so far been unbeaten in the series and when Beth Mooney’s fighting words are an indicator today, there is much more pain for the upcoming English.

Australia and Sri Lanka have played for them since 2007 to 2008 Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, named after the two titans of the spin -golinge from both nations. The trophy itself is a beauty, with the magical hands of both men in bronze and gripping match balls.

With the final XIS, the squad for this series will set up …

Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sonal Dinusha, Jayasuriya IS, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Milan

Australia: Steve Smith (C), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Travis Head (VC), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Nathan McSweeney, to Murschagne, Mitchell Lyon , Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Starc, Mitchl Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Starr, Beau Webster.

Australia enters this series without spearheads and captain Pat cumminswho sent his superhero-cap to the dry reductions and stayed at home for the birth of his second child, while he planned the next step in Australia to conquer the cricket world.

With Josh Hazlewood Also fails, the bowling attack is Australia’s selectors here in bile in the subject of a heated presumption. Veteran Mitchell Starc and spinner Nathan Lyon seem to play safely. But who is a partner?

Becomes the heroes of humans Paceman Scott Boland Get a chance alongside Starc with the new ball? Or does NSW Firebrand in NSW Sean Abbott Finally get his chance? Maybe the middle pace of the SCG test hero all -rounder Beau Webster Is the bowling mandate promoted?

In view of the dry winds here in Galle, it is also possible that Australia could choose a three-time spin attack. will Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann or rookie Cooper Connolly Partner Lyon? Or will Australia only select one of these trio and trust Travis Head’s part-time ban, which took a practical 4-10 with the first test for Australia in 2022?

There is a risk for all three spinners. Murphy has not played a test for over a year, the left -wing Kuhnemann, who recovered from the thumb surgery and accompanies a veteran of only four first -class games.

Playing XIS for this match will be confirmed shortly, with a lot of debate about who will start and where it beats the selection/ bowl.

Australia dropped a bomb yesterday by confirming that Travis Head Sam Konstas will replace as an opener. Will the 19-year-old test hero of Boxing Day move along the order or get out of the XI completely? If the latter, who fills this free point of medium order? will Nathan McSweeney – A specialist No. 5 at home – can be recalled? Or are local reports of the money that dynamic Wicketkeeper battery says Josh Inglis Will a test debut win a month of his 30th birthday?

Feel free to give me an e -mail today with your tuppence value. Or simply rhapsodise via Konstas in prose or poems so that we can rise in front of the ashes under Barney Ronay’s skin …

There is deep intrigues around this series, whereby the key staff in both squads are missing, several stars that are probably injured, and a variety of fresh faces that mock for baptism in the speed cooker.

Both sides had a good 2024, with Sri Lanka had a 6: 4 victory loss record and Australia with 7: 2: 1. However, Australia still has its cock after he defeated India 3-1 to win back the border Gavaskar trophy for the first time in a decade, while Sri Lanka ended the year with a 2-0 loss against South Africa and both Test had lost, with both tests lost from a strong 233 run and 109 runs margins.

As well as Geoff lemon Preview on the first test …

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