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Australia Fear Rank Turner For Second Sri Lanka Test

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Australia Fear Rank Turner For Second Sri Lanka Test

By AFP News February 05, 2025 • 19:54 PM View: 782

Australia are on guard for a spin trap when the second and final Test gets underway in Galle on Thursday despite an unassailable lead in the series. Steve Smith's men blew the hosts out of the water in the opening contest, winning by an innings and 242 runs -– the heaviest defeat Sri Lanka has suffered in Test cricket.

That game -- also played in Galle -- was on a good batting deck, but the pitch for the second Test looks a different beast altogether.

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