Sri Lanka against Australia 2024/25, SL vs AUS 1. Test campaign example

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Australia’s test series in Sri Lanka often seems to have a touch of the dramatic about them. The last time Australia was in Galle, Sri Lanka saw the biggest mass protests in the country’s history while the teams fought for a 1-1 series. In 2016, Australia had nosy spectacularly against spin, Rangana Herath GoBLOP their top order in mass.

Over the years, there have been serial ending field collisions, such as in 1999 in Kandy, when Jason Gillespie broke a leg and Steve Waugh broke a nose, Shane Warne triggered one of Sri Lanka’s most painful 90s collapse to get victory in a game Australia was loser and Sri Lanka, who produced one of their most notorious dry surfaces in Galle in 2011. Where Sri Lanka has never won a test in Australia, these teams tend to be more evenly matched in Sri Lanka.

And then it forms again. Of course, Australia comes from their large border-gavaskar Trophy Win. Through their 3-1 victory in that series, they also booked the last place of their World Cup. They lack regular Captain Pat Cummins, who is in paternity leave but has an experienced leader in Steven Smith.

Sri Lanka had had a decent test year in 2024 until the disappointing series in South Africa to finish it. But they will feel as if their test team is building for something – maybe the installation of a more serious campaign in the next WTC cycle where they seem to have a relatively easy schedule.

It is likely to come down to turn in galle. This surface does not appear to be the thirst, the soil has appeared and may remain a little longer than usual due to January’s cooler weather. But it is likely to take significant reversal from day three onwards. Expect lots of sweeping and vice versa sweeping, and catchers around bats as the match goes on.

Form Guide

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In the limelight: Nathan Lyon and Prabath Jayasuriya

A track that tends to start dry, a sea breeze that helps SAP, what little moisture is in the track, footmarks to toast from as early as early as a day two sometimes – Galle is basically spin -bowling paradise. As such, how well your leading spinner goes in a galle test goes a long way to decide the result.

It is a track that Nathan Lyon knows well. Not only did he get a five-wicket trait On the debut here in 2011he also took a match -winning 9 for 121 From the first game of 2022 when Australia last visited. He has 21 wickets from seven laps in this place with an average of 27.61. Expect this group of Sri Lanka’s fighters to try to attack Lyon, especially in the first laps. Sri Lanka’s easiest way to disturb Australia’s bowling plan is to disturb Lyon.

Prabath Jayasuriya had also debuted in Galle, and he has dominated as few spinners ever had at this place. He has 71 wickets on average 21.78 in this place, and the key to much of this success has been his devastating straight ball as well as his control. With Sri Lanka’s remaining Frontline -Spin settings that lack experience, the hosts will look to Jayasuriya to define the rear half of these tests.

Pitch and Conditions: Something Rain About

There is a bit of invisible rain around in Galle, but rarely is the Galle test that even goes into the last few sessions, even though there are interruptions along the way. Dhananjaya de Silva said he expected the surface to be decent to strike. Temperatures are expected to hover around 30 degrees Celsius.

Team news: Who will be SL’s opener?

Australia has confirmed that Travis Head will open laps and displace Sam Konstas from this position. However, they are considering their attacks and could go in with as many as three spinners – Todd Murphy, who potentially join Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann. They will probably have Josh Inglis and Beau Webster – who bowl spin as well as nails – in the lower middle order.

Australia (Possible): 1 Usman Khawaja, 2 Travis Head, 3 Marnus LabusCagn, 4 Steven Smith (Capt.), 5 Josh Inglis, 6 Beau Webster, 7 Alex Carey (WK), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Mathew Kuhnemann, 10 Nathan Lyon , 11 Scott Boland/ Todd Murphy

Sri Lanka also has a decision to make around their attacks – whether their second seams will be Vishwa Fernando or Lahiru Kumara. They also need to replace the wounded pathum Nissanka at the top of the order. Oshada Fernando is his probable compensation.

Sri Lanka (possible) 1 Dimuth Karunarararne, 2 Oshada Fernando, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva (Capt.), 7 Kusal Mendis (WK), 8 Prabath Jayasuriya, 9 Nishan Peiris, 10 Asitha Fernando (, 11 Lahiru Kumara/Vishwa Fernando

Statistics and Trivia: Smith 10,000 watch

  • Steve Smith is a race away from finishing 10,000 in the test cricket. He would be the fourth Australian dough for the milestone after Alan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
  • Prabath Jayasuriya took 12 wickets for 177 in the one test he had played against Australia – on his debut in Galle.
  • All in all, Australia has won three of the six tests they have played in Galle, lost two and drawn one.

Andrew Fidel Fernando is a senior author at Espncricinfo. @afidelf