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Jasper Bruce

Aussies in a different Sri Lanka from the one they left

Protesters gathered at the Galle International Stadium when Australia played Sri Lanka in 2022. (Scott Bailey/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian cricket team is preparing for a different Sri Lanka from the one it left almost three years ago.

Yes, the host nation is a chance to roll out a new XI for the first of two Test matches beginning on Wednesday, with batter Lahiru Udara and spin-bowling allrounder Sonal Dinusha both chances for Test debuts, and Dhananjaya de Silva now captain.

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