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What could be taken into consideration is that 27 of the 40 wickets to fall in India’s 117-run win at this venue previous year were to the fast bowlers.

Which leaves only one likely change looming should the panel decide that something must give after the sub-par batting performances of the past fortnight.

The only reserve batsman in the touring party, Shaun Marsh, is a good chance of breaking into the side. Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja in particular have looked out of their depth despite strong returns last season, each innings looking more fraught than the last. “That’s what happens when you don’t have the results you would like”.

“We will need to have a look at the wicket, sum it up and go from there”.

“I think it allows us to be exposed to. new fans, bringing new people to the game and the atmosphere is always great so hopefully if some people can watch and like what they see, then we’ll certainly be able to bring more people into women’s cricket”, she said.

England moved into the box seat to go top of the pile when they beat Pakistan in the third Test at Edgbaston on Sunday and go 2-1 up in their four-match series.

“You’re sitting ducks when you’re facing six balls in a row – one of them is going to have your name on it”, the opener said after Australia’s first training session at Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday.

Sri Lanka’s spinners took 18 of the 20 Australian wickets to fall in the second Test in Galle.

The extra quicks – Jackson Bird and Nathan Coulter-Nile – appear unlikely to earn a call-up unless one of the incumbent new-ball pair develops an injury, and the other member of the squad is all-rounder Moises Henriques who is vying for the spot now occupied by Mitchell Marsh.

But Jayasuriya, one of the stars of Sri Lanka´s World Cup triumph in 1996, said that Angelo Mathews´ young side could create their own piece of history by inflicting a series whitewash on a leading Test nation for the first time.

Australia’s series loss to Sri Lanka after defeats in Pallekele and Galle, means that the No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings might change hands by the of the month.

Former Test paceman Jason Gillespie added to the intrigue on Wednesday when he suggested South Australian batsman Travis Head, who joined the Test squad on Tuesday to train ahead of the one-day series here, could be in line for a shock call-up in Colombo. “We’ve got the opportunity to win this next Test match and that’s all we can do”.

“It won’t hold against anyone, this is a squad that we think is right”.

“Absolutely”, he said. “Some guys are lucky enough to play in the IPL or in county cricket (in England) and you get a taste of different experiences”. The last one came 17 years ago under Sanath Jayasuriya’s captaincy.