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Picture Galled by their own performance in Pallekele, here Australia might be
just be Galled full stop. Rod Marsh, the national selector, spoke after the loss
in the first Test of Australias excellent preparation. What else can we do,
really? he wondered out loud. He sounded like an exasperated parent whose
wayward kids can only be guided so far. But Australia will need to do something
different when the second Test starts in Galle. They enter the match 1-0 down in
the three-Test series and a losing campaign would likely result in them slipping
from No.1 on the rankings. They could even fall as far as third.It was Sri
Lankas spinners - as well of course as Kusal Mendis with his outstanding century
- who troubled Australia most in Pallekele. And that was the one venue on this
tour that might actually have suited Australia somewhat. On a dry pitch in
Galle, spinners are expected to gain significant turn right from the outset.
Overall at Galle, 61.79% of Test wickets have been taken by spinners. Of all
Test venues to have hosted at least 10 matches, only Chittagong has a higher
proportion of wickets for the slow bowlers. You half expect Michael J. Fox to be
Galles deputy mayor, such a spin city it is.It is also the only home venue at
which Sri Lanka have a winning record of better than 50%. They are hard to beat
on the turning pitch, and will be brimming with confidence after their win in
the first Test. Steven Smith, by comparison, will be desperate to turn
Australias fortunes around after his first loss as Test captain.Form guide Sri
Lanka: WDLLL (last five completed matches, most recent first)? Australia:
LWWDWIn the spotlight There is a reason left-arm wrist-spin is also known as
left-arm unorthodox: it is extremely rare. Why? Hard to say. But right-armers
are more common than left-armers, and finger-spinners more common than
wrist-spinners, so it is natural that it should be the least prevalent variety
of spin. So much so, in fact, that Lakshan Sandakan is the first left-arm
wrist-spinner from Asia to play Test cricket. Its an extraordinary fact,
considering how turning pitches are mostly the norm in the in the subcontinent.
But Sandakans rarity makes him all the more of a threat, and Australias batsmen
struggled with the unknown in Pallekele. On debut, Sandakan finished with match
figures of 7 for 107; he extracted big turn and bowled very few bad deliveries.
He could just be the perfect spin partner for Rangana Herath.Back in May, the
national selectors picked five spinners to represent Australia during winter
tours. Jon Holland didnt figure in the shortlist. In the Test squad to tour Sri
Lanka were Nathan Lyon and Steve OKeefe, and in the Australia A squad were
Ashton Agar, Cameron Boyce and Mitch Swepson. And yet here is Holland in Galle,
set to become Australias 444th Test cricketer. Holland was called up for
Australia A because of an injury to Agar. Now, an injury to OKeefe and Holland
was flown to Sri Lanka before he even had a chance to play for Australia A. An
attacking left-armer who has been highly rated since his early days, Holland has
had limited opportunities with Victoria in recent years due to the presence of
Fawad Ahmed. But when he plays, he takes wickets.Team news Nuwan Pradeep is in
doubt with a hamstring strain, which could force Sri Lanka to field a debutant
fast bowler - either Vishwa Fernando or Asitha Fernando. Three frontline
spinners are again expected on a pitch that should turn plenty. There is the
chance that Sri Lanka might drop the opener Dimuth Karunaratne, but the lack of
experience elsewhere in the side could save him.Sri Lanka (possible) 1 Dimuth
Karunaratne, 2 Kaushal Silva, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 5 Angelo
Mathews (capt), 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Kusal Perera, 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9
Rangana Herath, 10 Lakshan Sandakan, 11 Vishwa Fernando/Asitha Fernando.Holland
will come in for OKeefe, Australias only change to the XI.Australia 1 David
Warner, 2 Joe Burns, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Steven Smith (capt), 5 Adam Voges, 6
Mitchell Marsh, 7 Peter Nevill (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Nathan Lyon, 10 Josh
Hazlewood, 11 Jon Holland.Pitch and conditions The Galle pitch was already very
dry a couple of days out from the Test and should take turn from the
beginning.Stats and triviaThe past 11 Tests in Sri Lanka have all brought
results: seven wins for Sri Lanka and four losses. Not since they played South
Africa in Colombo in July 2014 has there been a drawThis will be Sri Lankas
250th Test match since their debut 34 years ago. By comparison, it took
Australia 83 years to get to 250 TestsSteven Smith needs 63 runs to reach 4000
in Tests. If he does it in this match he will be the third-fastest Australian to
the milestone, behind only Don Bradman and Matthew HaydenQuotes As a chinaman
bowler, Sandakan has impressed everyone with his control. When you have such
control, you can be devastating. He can also bowl the googly. Then more than
anything, he gets turn. Thats the complete package you expect from a spin
bowler.Rangana Herath on his spin colleague Lakshan SandakanI wasnt yelling at
the players. It was obviously disappointing, the loss in Kandy, my first loss as
captain. It was a different experience and hopefully it doesnt happen too often.
We know what we have to do to turn it around, its just about making sure we go
out there and do it.Steven Smith seeks to rebound from his first loss as Test
captain
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