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WITH practice out of their innings at 6-396 before The Sri Lankans will head pressed from the quicks, the refusing to rule out taking test mate the way, Sri Lanka immedi- mutually agreeing to end the to Tasmania today to con- make-up of their bowling at- both Herath and off-spinner ately turned their attention tour match two sessions tinue their preparations, but tack is still unknown. into the clash. A WEEK ago, they were to Friday’s Test with Austra- early as a draw. their minds are already fo- -keeper Prasanna is Australian teammates. lia and the challenges a But while Canberra’s cused on the challenge in Jayawardene, who scored coming off his worst Test Today, they will briefly be grassy Tasmanian Bellerive Manuka Oval deck was a front of them. 71, confirmed spinner Ran- series, averaging just seven enemies, which is why Shane deck will present. bowler’s graveyard, they While only Dhammika gana Herath and paceman against New Zealand last Watson says The tourists continued to cannot expect anything Prasad was a multiple will month. But he contributed a should brace for the odd plunder runs yesterday similar when they face Peter wicket-taker for the tourists, come into the Test team. polished 55 in a partnership when the Australian morning, adding 120 against Siddle and Co on the seam- and perhaps only Shaminda But who will join them is a with veteran opener Tilla- heavyweights square the Chairman’s XI to close friendly Hobart wicket. Eranga (1-22 off 13 overs) im- mystery, with Jayawardene karatne Dilshan (101 no). off in the Big Bash at the Gabba. Just days after wearing the baggy green together against South Africa in Perth, the duo will trade blows domesti- cally with Watson to turn out for the against Sixers a side headlined by Ponting, who announced his Test retire- ment last week. Watson, meanwhile, con- firmed his days as a Test opener or No. 3 were, silence with the allrounder to bat at No. 4 to aid his bowling in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Redbacks -machine PUB: Phil Hughes is almost certain to bat at No. 3, with in-form skipper Michael Clarke to TNEWS NT Thunder follow Watson at No. 5. — PETER BADEL

DAVID Warner failed to de- wonder what star attrac- liver any fireworks but it tions Michael Clarke, denied mattered little as his Sydney his one chance to play in the Sixers strolled to a seven- BBL because of a back issue, Poms in

DATE: wicket victory over the and Chris Gayle, who was Thunder in last night’s Big wrapping up his West Indies Bash League Twenty20 commitments on their tour box seat derby at the SCG. of Bangladesh, might have SCOREBOARD

9-DEC-2012 Former Thunder done to that figure. ENGLAND stand on the Warner, who made a cross- The Thunder certainly Innings verge of taking a 2-1 lead in M GUPTILL b Feldman . . . . 20 city move to the defending needed its captain and most U KHAWAJA lbw b Starc . . 19 their Test series with India BBL champion during the influential batsman on the C ROGERS c Haddin b Feldman 23 after dominating day four off-season, was dismissed for park as it was reduced to C BORGAS b Starc ...... 11 of the third Test in Kolkata a second-ball when he 5-143 off the 20 overs. R LOCKYEAR b Henriques . . 4 last night. R CARTERS . . . . 33 chased a wide and The western Sydney fran- S ABBOTT not out ...... 24 An early fightback from In- was behind as the chise crashed only four six- Sundries (2lb, 6w, 1nb) . . 9 dia lasted just one session as FIVE for . . . . 143

PAGE: Sixers set their sights on a es, struggled to rotate the England’s bowlers ripped victory target of 144. strike regularly and failed to Fall: 23, 61, 68, 77, 88. through their batting line-up, Bowling: B Lee 4-0-35-0 (1nb), M But former Australian form a partnership of note Starc 4-0-27-2 (2w/3), L Feldman leaving them in danger of wicketkeeper Brad Haddin until No. 6 Ryan Carters 4-0-19-2, S O’Keefe 2-0-18-0 (1w), losing the Test with a day to J Mendis 4-0-30-0, M Henriques

62 came to the crease and club- (33no) and No. 7 Sean Abbott spare at one stage at 9-197 and 2-0-12-1 (1w/2). Overs: 20 bed 59 from 48 balls before (24no) put on an unbeaten Innings still 10 runs away from mak- being bowled by Sean Ab- 55-run stand off 28 balls. N MADDINSON b Tremain . . 39 ing England bat again. COLOR: bott with the scores tied. Paceman Luke Feldman D WARNER c Carters b Tremain 0 Ravi Ashwin’s brilliant 83 Haddin put on 83 with was the best of the Sixers’ B HADDIN b Abbott . . . . 59 not out forced the game into a S SMITH not out ...... 41 , who remained bowlers with figures of 2-19, M HENRIQUES not out . . . . 4 final day though, with India 41 not out, to set up the em- but (2-27) sent Sundries (1b, 1lb, 1w, 1nb) . . 4 closing on 239-9 but with phatic victory with eight a timely reminder to Austra- THREE wickets for . . 147 their lead just 30 runs it will balls to spare. lia’s national selectors for Fall: 6, 60, 143. still be a final-day victory for Bowling: R Lockyear 1-0-6-0, C C Moises Henriques struck next week’s first Test again- Tremain 4-0-27-2, D Nannes England unless a miracle

M a off his first deliv- st Sri Lanka in Hobart. 4-0-16-0 (1w), S Abbott happens. ery to bring up the winning Fresh from his eight wick- 3.4-0-40-1, L Doran 3-0-35-0, G England’s seamers did Sandhu 3-0-21-0 (1nb).Overs: Y runs and the Sixers’ 12th ets in the WACA Test, left- most of the damage with the 18.4 straight T20 win. armer Starc swung the ball recalled Steve Finn taking K Sydney Sixers won by seven The fixture was played in to snare the scalps of Usman wickets. 3-37 and James Anderson 2-38 front of a crowd of just Khawaja (19) and Cameron Man of the Match: Brad Haddin. to leave Alasatair Cook’s 15,279, far from the 25,000 for Borgas (11). men on the brink of victory which the organisers had Starc, 22, reduced the — with the only minor set- hoped during the week. Thunder to 4-77 when he rat- back being their failure to can only tled the stumps of Borgas. Former Australian captain Brad Haddin was on fire last night Picture: GREGG PORTEOUS kill off the game.

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