Sri Lanka won the toss and have decided to bat against Australia in the second Test which will begin shortly at the Galle International Stadium today (4).
Both sides will feature a debutant each, with Sri Lanka naming paceman Vishwa Fernando in place of injured Nuwan Pradeep and Australia giving left-arm spinner Jon Holland the place of injured Steve O'Keefe.
Sri Lanka won the first Test of the three-match series played at Pallekele by 106 runs.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (Capt), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Vishwa Fernando, Lakshan Sandaken.
Australia: Joe Burns, David Warner, Steven Smith (Capt, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jon Holland, Josh Hazlewood.
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