COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss Saturday and chose to bat first in the third test against Australia at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
Sri Lanka leads the three-match series 2-0 while No. 1 ranked Australia looks to avoid an embarrassing 3-0 whitewash after disappointing with the bat in the first two tests.
Australia dropped opener Joe Burns and No. 3 Usman Khawaja due to poor form and replaced them with batsman Shaun Marsh and all-rounder Moises Henriques, who plays his first test in more than three years.
Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has recovered from injury and has returned to the side with Vishwa Fernando who made his test debut in the last game making way for him.
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Lineups:
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Lakshan Sandakan and Suranga Lakmal.
Australia: Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Jon Holland.
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi, India and Chris Gaffaney, New Zealand.
TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough, England. Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.
