Britain Cricket - Sri Lanka Nets - The Ageas Bowl - 4/7/16 Sri Lanka?s Angelo Mathews during nets Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and opted to bat on a dry pitch in the first test of the three-match series against Australia at Pallekele on Tuesday.
The injury-ravaged hosts, ranked seventh in the world, handed debuts to all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva and left-arm slow bowler Lakshan Sandakan.
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