Sri Lanka will bat first in Galle as Australia names Cooper Connolly to make his Test debut at the expense of spinner Todd Murphy in the second Test. Follow live.
Sri Lanka will bat first in Galle as Australia names Cooper Connolly to make his Test debut at the expense of spinner Todd Murphy in the second Test .
"We have always been hard on him, so we probably expected more than most from him. People tell us like he was going to be OK, but, you know, we didn't believe all the rumours, so we just kept pushing him. Connolly's inclusion means Beau Webster will be relied upon to bowl more in this Test match, given Australia is going in a bowler short.1. Usman Khawaja, 2. Travis Head, 3. Marnus Labuschagne, 4. Steve Smith , 5. Josh Inglis, 6. Alex Carey , 7. Beau Webster, 8. Cooper Connolly, 9. Mitchell Starc, 10. Nathan Lyon, 11. Matthew Kuhnemann.Remarkable that Nishan Peiris has kept his spot ahead of Vandersay, who looked better with the ball and scored a half-century with the bat.
In the last four men's Tests there've been debuts for Connolly, Josh Inglis, Beau Webster and Sam Konstas. Go back to the start of the summer and Nathan McSweeney makes it five in seven games. And including Georgia Voll in the Women's Ashes Test, that's six from eight! Monday marked Australian cricket's night of nights, with the Allan Border Medal and Belinda Clark Award handed out.The second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia will also mark the 100th and final Test in the career of Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne.
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