Australia have included leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson for the primary Take a look at match in opposition to Sri Lanka beginning on June 29 (Wednesday) on the Galle Worldwide Stadium. Skipper Pat Cummins shared this info on June 28 (Tuesday) describing Swepson as an “essential cog” of their bowling.
Batting may not be simple on the Galle observe with spinners having a serious say within the match and tweakers from each groups will need to bowl a disciplined line and size and attempt to scalp wickets.
“Simply need to see how Travis will get by way of, so we give him bit extra time. However sure, Mitchell Swepson would be the second spinner within the Take a look at match, We’re actually proud of Swepo. I feel he’s bowling superbly and actually prepared for this one,” Cummins informed reporters.
“I feel his position right here is likely to be barely completely different as properly. Pakistan we knew was going to be a gradual grind and I assumed he did his job regardless of not taking the wickets he would love. He was a very essential cog in that bowling engine,” he added.
The Australian pacer additionally accepted the truth that Sri Lanka are a tricky group to beat of their yard. “I feel Sri Lanka play rather well over right here, it’s fairly completely different from what we expertise in Australia. They will pose a problem however we’re up for it,” stated Cummins.
The house facet additionally introduced a powerful squad for the collection with skipper Dimuth Karunaratne main the group. The likes of Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, and Kusal Mendis will need to play a significant position within the batting division.
