Sri Lanka will be looking to take advantage of some unrest in the Australia camp and level the One Day International Series in Colombo on Friday.
It has been a hectic 24 hours for Australian cricket with the news that Chairman of Selectors Andrew Hilditch and fellow selector Greg Chappell are to be removed from the board, while coach Tim Nielsen’s job is under serious threat.
Sri Lanka are currently 2-1 down in the five-match series after keeping the series alive with a 78-run win in the third match in Hambantota last Tuesday.
Sri Lanka have dropped young batsman Dinesh Chandimal, allrounder Thisara Perera and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for the last two ODI matches against Australia as the hosts look to claim a shock comeback series win.
Spinner Seekkuge Prasannahas been called up to the squad and is flying back from England, where he was representing Sri Lanka A, while Suraj Randiy and Shaminda Eranga are all pushing to start.
Australia look certain to keep faith with out-of-form opener and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin for the simple fact there is no-one to replace him with the gloves, although they could move him down the order and promote Shaun Marsh to the top.
The Hambantota pitch didn't offer as much assistance to the spinners on Tuesday as might have been expected, but expect the ball to turn in Colombo.
Probable teams for the fourth ODI in Colombo:
Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Chamara Silva, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Jeevan Mendis, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Shaminda Eranga / Suraj Randiv / Seekkuge Prasanna, 10 Ajantha Mendis, 11 Lasith Malinga.
Australia (probable) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Michael Hussey, 6 David Hussey, 7 Steven Smith / John Hastings, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Xavier Doherty, 11 Doug Bollinger.
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