Losing Mathews puts a massive dent in their middle order.
If there's any juice to the pitches, the SL seamers may go okay - they did alright in NZ and previously in England when there was - but if there's nothing, they'll be relying on bad batting to get wickets, especially without a proven spinner.
Fortunately for them, they're playing Australia, whose batsman are all about bad shot selection.
If there's any juice to the pitches, the SL seamers may go okay - they did alright in NZ and previously in England when there was - but if there's nothing, they'll be relying on bad batting to get wickets, especially without a proven spinner.
Fortunately for them, they're playing Australia, whose batsman are all about bad shot selection.