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Sri Lanka put Australia in to bat

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan elected to field after winning the toss against Australia in the fifth

Published August 22, 2011 Updated August 22, 2011 09:54am

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By Imad Uddin

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Australia, who have already gained an unbeatable 3-1 lead, have brought in pacemen John Hastings and James Pattinson in place of Brett Lee and Doug Bollinger.

Sri Lanka have replaced seamer Nuwan Kulasekara with Jeevan Mendis in the only change from the side that lost the previous match by five wickets on Saturday.

Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, John Hastings, Xavier Doherty, James Pattinson.

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Shaminda Eranga, Seekkuge Prasanna.

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