Sri Lanka will bat first

Toss coming up. Pitch whisperer Phil Tuffnell?  says "win toss and bat.. this is a belter"

I want Paine to send the Lankans in as we want first use of the swinging dusk conditions when the pink ball suddenly starts hooping. Add the movement in the air to the pace and bounce in the pitch and we can put this rather inexperienced Lankans outfit under immense pressure. I also wanna see our quicks hammer them with the short ball in the first session. Ruffle their feathers as tho to say "welcome to Australia. we are not going to allow you to win your first match let alone your first series on our soil".

Fair point.

A better time would be not dropping him into this negative and shambolic Australian team. I'd wait till Smith comes back so we don't actively need to rely on him and heap pressure onto him.

Can Australia salvage some pride after the shellacking we took from India? A good start has been made with two of three squad members debuting. Would also have liked to see the baby of the squad..Will Pucovski make his debut. If you are going to bring someone into the cauldron of Test cricket what better time than against an opposition that is no longer strong without their retired greats.

No DC  the match has been moved to Bellerive just so you can see it live.:P

I too would have bitten the bullet and tossed the kid into the cauldron. 

Burns is the lucky one. I suppose his decent Shield record got him there.. as it should. But the pressure is well and truly on him now to perform against the new ball. Perform or perish with Renshaw breathing down his neck.

Because it is the right decision.

why labu over puckovski? :(

I'm assuming this Test is in Brisbane?