http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 – Commonwealth Bank series – Toss Report
Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, won his second toss in a row but opted to bowl first against Australia, with the 3rd of the Commonwealth series ODI shortly commencing at the WACA Ground, Perth, February 10, 2012.
His decision was influenced by the brand new nature of the track, where he feels that his bowlers might gain extra nip early on. One change was made to the lineup, which were defeated by the Indians, with off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachithra-Madushanka-Senanayake-c87813, coming in for bowling all-rounder, Thisara Perera.
"Looks like a fresh wicket and we would like to make first use of it. We are not sure about what kind of total you can post on this. We will see how we go," a defensive Mahela said at the toss report.
The Aussies remained unchanged from the side, which emerged easy winners against the Men In Blue in the first game of the series. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, resisted with the temptation of tinkering with a winning composition. "Same team as last game for us,” said Clarke.
The WACA track, surprisingly, offered turn for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 in the last game but with the pitch being re laid, it may again provide plenty of assistance to the new ball bowlers of either side.
The hosts have been thoroughly impressive in their bouts against the Indians and will be keen on making the most of an under firing Lankan outfit, which has yet to win a series ( excluding T20) since the World Cup 2011.
Asian http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 only win, ironically, came against the Aussies when they defeated them in a two-match T20 series on their home soil. A lot has changed since then and the team under the new leadership of Mahela will be hoping to cause an upset.
Australia playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804
Sri Lanka playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KTGD-Prasad-c1814, SMSM Senanayake
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