Australia’s Mitchell Swepson will play the opening Test in opposition to Sri Lanka, with touring skipper Pat Cummins on Tuesday calling the leg-spinner an “important cog” of their bowling. The 28-year-old Swepson will accomplice premier spinner Nathan Lyon in the beginning of the two-match sequence in Galle on Wednesday the place the pitch is anticipated to be a turner. Cummins stopped in need of disclosing the complete Australian XI with doubts over batsman Travis Head who injured his hamstring throughout the group’s loss within the one-day internationals.
“Just want to see how Travis gets through, so we give him bit more time. But yes, Mitchell Swepson will be the second spinner in the Test match,” Cummins instructed reporters.
Swepson made his debut in Pakistan earlier this 12 months and was a part of the visiting group’s 1-0 Test triumph. He took two wickets in two matches.
But Cummins insists the up-and-coming wrist spinner is prepared for the Sri Lankan problem as Australia look to avenge their 3-0 loss to the hosts in 2016.
“We’re really happy with Swepo. I think he is bowling beautifully and really ready for this one,” mentioned Cummins.
“I think his role here might be slightly different as well. Pakistan we knew was going to be a slow grind and I thought he did his job despite not taking the wickets he would like. He was a really important cog in that bowling engine.”
Cummins admitted Sri Lanka are a troublesome aspect to beat on residence soil.
“I think Sri Lanka play really well over here, it’s quite different from what we experience in Australia,” mentioned Cummins.
“They are going to pose a challenge but we are up for it.”
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell may return to the Test group after a niche of 5 years since he final performed a five-day recreation in 2017.
Cummins additionally lauded the Sri Lankan folks for his or her braveness in an unprecedented financial disaster that the island nation.
“I was on a call yesterday and was chatting to some young girl cricketers. They’re down to one meal a day and are going to school a couple of days a week because the teachers can’t get to school,” Cummins mentioned.
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“No matter what the result is we are in a really privileged position and there are lots of people that are making this happen for us to have a bit of fun and go out and play cricket. So we are really lucky.”
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