Oz Twenty20 skipper White hoping to get it right from the start
Kandy (Sri Lanka), Aug.6 (ANI): Australia's Twenty20 skipper Cameron White believes his team would need to get it right from the start of their series opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday to make an impact during the entire tour. With just the two T20 matches to be played against Sri Lanka, he believes there's no room for error going into the first match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. "It's a small series and I guess it's like in the actual game itself, you don't have a lot of time to think. It's about getting off to a good start and hopefully we can carry that momentum through the two games," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted White, as saying. White believes the Australians will have two things working in their favour at the venue, which is hosting its first T20 international after being opened in late 2009. First is the absence of Sri Lanka's key paceman Lasith Malinga, who will miss both T20s with a back complaint and could be in doubt for the five one-day matches that follow as well. The second is a pitch that White believes will offer plenty of bounce and pace, conditions Australia are far more used to than traditional sub-continental tracks. "Obviously we saw it yesterday and it looked like it had a fair bit of grass and going by the practice wickets on the side, they had a bit of pace and bounce," White said. "I think we'll get a real good indication of how the ground's going to be once we get to the ground tomorrow." White said Australia's starting XI was all but decided but wouldn't be revealed until Saturday's toss. (ANI)
