Australia and Sri Lanka will hold back on naming their sides

Pallekele: Australia and Sri Lanka will hold back on naming their sides for the second match of their three-Test series in Kandy on Thursday until after they have both had a chance to survey the conditions of a relatively unknown Pallekele stadium pitch.

Australia can wrap up the series with a victory after winning the opening match by 125 runs on a difficult pitch in Galle last week, and both captains are prepared to play the waiting game at a venue hosting just its second ever test.
"The team could change in Kandy depending on what conditions we get," Australia captain Michael Clarke said soon after the Galle win, his first as captain.
"I want to see the wicket and then we will decide who is going to play," Dilshan said.
Sri Lanka suffered a dramatic collapse on the final day to lose the first test in England earlier this year but battled well in the remaining two matches to earn two draws in a 1-0 series defeat.
Australia will be forced to make one change, however, as batsman and former skipper Ricky Ponting has opted to return home to be present when his wife gives birth to their second child.
Clarke showed glimpses of his best form with a battling 60 at Galle, and he and Michael Hussey, who scored a man-of-the-match 95 in the first innings, will shoulder the burden of responsibility for the tourists' batting.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will be desperate for a change of fortune as they aim for a first victory in 10 tests since world record wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan retired from the longer form of the game in July last year.
Mahela Jayawardene, who recorded his 29th test century, and the 95 runs scored by all-rounder Angelo Mathews were the only positive batting performances in Galle, while Rangana Herath was the pick of the bowlers with match figures of 8-133.
Sri Lanka may opt to replace right arm spinner Suraj Randiv with Ajantha Mendis for the Kandy much but know their batting needs to improve dramatically if they are to give Australia a contest.