SL vs AUS: Australia’s Predicted Playing XI Against Sri Lanka, 2nd Test

Australia will clash with Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test of the ongoing series. The SL vs AUS 2nd Test begins on July 8 (Friday) at Galle International Stadium in Galle. The SL vs AUS 2nd Test will conclude Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka 2022. Pat Cummins is the captain of Australia in the Test series.

Sri Lanka is led by Dimuth Karunaratne in the series. Australia leads the two-match series 1-0 after winning the 1st Test. Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the 1st Test. Ahead of SL vs AUS 2nd Test, here we talk about Australia’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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SL vs AUS: Australia’s Predicted Playing XI Against Sri Lanka, 2nd Test

Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja might be the opener for Australia in SL vs AUS 2nd Test. The left-handed batsman slammed a good knock of 71 runs in the 1st Test as an opener. He also managed to give a good start to the team’s batting. Hence, Australia might stick with Khawaja as one of the openers in the next game as well.

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David Warner

David Warner might be another opener for the team in SL vs AUS 2nd Test. The left-handed batsman scored 25 runs off 24 balls in the last match, losing his wicket to Ramesh Mendis. Warner is a powerful opening batter for Australia and will be a good choice to partner with Khawaja at the top slot.

Marnus Labuschagne

Marnus Labuschagne might be the one-down batsman for Australia in SL vs AUS 2nd Test. The right-handed batsman failed to come up with a good knock in the 1st Test. He lost his wicket for just 13 runs in the match. He will aim to come up with a better performance in the next game.

Steve Smith

Steve Smith might be another middle-order batter for Australia in the 2nd Test. In the previous game, the right-handed batsman failed to come up with a good score. He scored just 6 runs in the match before losing his wicket. Smith will to to come up with a good knock in the 2nd Test.

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Travis Head

Travis Head might be an all-rounder for the team in SL vs AUS 2nd Test. With the bat, he could only score 6 runs. However, Head came up with an outstanding bowling show. The right-arm spinner picked a 4-wicket haul in the 2nd innings of the match to help his team crush Sri Lanka’s batting. After his good performance, Head is likely to be part of the 2nd Test as well.

Cameron Green

Cameron Green might be another player for Australia in the 2nd Test. Green played a crucial knock of 77 runs for the team in the 1st Test when the team lost quick wickets in the middle and needed a good knock. Cameron also won the man of the match award for his crucial knock.

Alex Carey (WK)

Alex Carey might be the wicketkeeper for Australia in SL vs AUS 2nd Test. The left-handed batsman played a good knock of 45 runs in the 1st Test, which helped Australia to get crucial runs on the board. After his good batting show, Carey might again get a chance in the next game.

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Pat Cummins (C)

Pat Cummins is the skipper of Australia in SL vs AUS Test series and will lead the team in the next game as well. Cummins will be one of the pacers on the board. The right-arm pacer picked 1 wicket in the 1st Test, which was thoroughly dominated by spinners. With the bat, he scored 26 runs in one inning.

Glenn Maxwell

Rumours are rife that Glenn Maxwell might replace Mitchell Starc in the SL vs AUS 2nd Test, making a Test comeback after years. Since the 1st Test at Galle Stadium proved that spinners are far more crucial than pacers, Australia might pick only 1 pacer in the form of Pat Cummins. Hence, Maxwell might get a chance in playing XI.

Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon might be another spinner for Australia in the 2nd Test. The right-arm spinner bowled wonderful spells in the 1st Test. In all, the off-spinner scalped 9 wickets and emerged as the top wicket-taker in the match. Australia will not risk benching Lyon on a spin-friendly pitch like Galle.

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Mitchell Swepson

Mitchell Swepson might be another spinner for Australia in the 2nd Test. With Lyon, Swepson also tasted success in the 1st Test by grabbing 5 wickets in total in his kitty. He picked 3 wickets in the 1st innings and 2 wickets in the 2nd innings. He will be another crucial bowler for Australia in the 2nd Test.

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