Agar recalled to open batting, Cummins, Zampa rested
Ashton Agar has been inclined to open the batting in front of skipper Aaron Finch at No.3 as Australia pulled an astonishing pontoon of changes for the third Dettol T20 International against Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval.
Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa have been refreshed while left-armers Daniel Sams, Mitchell Starc and Agar have all gotten back to Australia's group, with Steve Smith likewise out with blackout.
Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Daniel Sams, Ashton Agar, Mitch Starc, Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood #AUSvSL
Finch, who looks set to drop down from his leaned toward opening spot without precedent for three years, won the throw and embedded the guests on a moderate Canberra evening with the Aussies handling an additional a bowler in a fundamentally changed line-up.
Having looked scratchy in thumps of 8 and 25 to start the series, Finch is inclined to bat at first dip under Agar and Ben McDermott while Josh Inglis has been dropped down to No.5 underneath Glenn Maxwell.
Starc is back in the side in the wake of being refreshed for Sunday's Super Over success in Sydney, with Agar playing his first counterpart for Australia since being the awful loss from Australia's call at the T20 World Cup to handle only four expert groves.
Sri Lanka XI: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara #AUSvSL
A left-arm speedy who hits bombs at the back-finish of the innings, Sams was a late expansion to the Aussie crew however has been one of the KFC BBL's driving allrounders and got an attractive A$484,000 at the new IPL closeout with Mumbai Indians.
He is playing his first global match in nearly 12 months, while the match is Agar's first for Australia since the World Cup.
The two sides will be without their weapon leg-spinners after Sri Lanka were constrained into supplanting star bowler Wanindu Hasaranga after he tried positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday morning.
Individual wrist-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay has come into the side in his place, while Avishka Fernando has been dropped.
The guests have been supported, be that as it may, by the arrival of Kusal Mendis who is out of segregation after he contracted COVID-19 last week. Paceman Binura Fernando stays in detachment with the infection.
The hosts are yet to hit their ties with the bat in this series in spite of enrolling two successes in Sydney, guarding 9-149 in the series opener prior to being protected on Sunday by Josh Hazlewood's eminent Super Over after Sri Lanka had matched 6-164.
Newbie Inglis, who has dazzled with scores of 23 and 48 in his initial two counterparts for Australia, anticipated that Canberra should give a preferable batting strip over the SCG.
"It's a delightful ground, it's regularly an excellent wicket," Inglis, part of the Perth Scorchers group that played a large group of 'home' games in Canberra during BBL10, said of the scene.
"In the event that we will get a major score anyplace it's most likely going to be around.
"The Sydney wicket was a piece two-paced, a piece delayed now and again and it was very difficult to time the ball. I'm expecting not quite the same as this wicket."
Dettol T20 Series v Sri Lanka 2022
Australia crew: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head*, Moises Henriques, Josh Inglis, Ben McDermott, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa * inaccessible for initial three matches
Sri Lanka crew: Dasun Shanaka (c), Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamika Karunaratne, Janith Liyanage, Kamil Mishara, Ramesh Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Shiran Fernando
Game 1: Australia won by 20 runs (DLS)
Game 2: Australia won in a Super Over
February 15: Third T20, Manuka Oval, 7.10pm AEDT
February 18: Fourth T20, MCG, 7.10pm AEDT
February 20: Fifth T20, MCG, 5.10pm AEDT
All matches broadcast solely on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports. Radio inclusion by ABC Grandstand, Triple M and SEN
