LIVE - Sri Lanka Board XI v Australians - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 - Toss Report and Match Update
At the end of 10 overs, Sri Lanka Board XI moved to 27 for no loss against Australians in the three-day tour match played at the P Sara Oval, Colombo, on August 25, 2011.
It was the Sri Lankan side, which won the toss and elected to bat first.
The hosts' opening pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hettige-Don-Rumesh-Lahiru-Thirimanne-c63124 weathered the early storm from the Aussie opening pacers to guide the team to 27, in the first 10 overs.
It was Ryan Harris and youngster Trent Copeland, which opened the proceedings for the visitors, and even though they could not make an early breakthrough, they looked steady, bowling well within themselves.
The major news from the Aussie camp was that they rested all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945.
It has been a difficult situation for skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 as most of the Test squad is in need of match practice. However, now being the selector of the team, he made sure that all his front line bowlers have a game before the first Test match.
The Kangaroos included 5 bowlers, namely http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949.
There was no room for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653, who played the final One-Dayer.
The biggest concern for the visitors will be the slow bowling department, where the captain has yet to see Lyon bowl. Therefore he would ensure that he gets some overs under his belt, in order to get accustomed to the Lankan conditions.
As for the hosts, they named http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Samaraweera-c2712 are the two notable players in the Board XI side.
At the 10 over mark, Thirimanne was batting on 7, while his partner was on 18, with the help of 3 boundaries.
The bowling attack will be rusty as no one has played cricket for a while; however, they held their nerves well to bowl a tight spell upfront.
The youngster, Copeland, did a reasonable job, going for 10 in his 5 overs.
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