Prasanna Jayawardene, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Phillip Hughes, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade,
Dimuth Karunaratne, Mahela Jayawardena, Tharanga Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chanaka Welegedara, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Suraj Randiv, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kumar Sangakkara
A hint of swing will be available first up, but traditionally, the Hobart track is ideal for Test batting.
| Australia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Pace battery | Experienced top order |
| Weakness | Middle-order batting | Inexperienced bowling attack |
| Opportunities | To bounce back from loss to SA with a win | To try and register first Test win in AUS |
| Threats | Kumar Sangakkara and Rangana Herath | Mitchell Starc and Michael Clarke |
| Australia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 14 | 1 |
| Home Wins | 8 | 1 |
| Away Wins | 6 | 0 |
| Highest Innings Score | 617 on December 08, 1995 | 547 on August 17, 1992 |
| Lowest Innings Score | 120 on March 16, 2004 | 97 on July 01, 2004 |
| Australia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Total Chased | 40 on December 26, 1995 | 94 on September 09, 1999 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 120 on March 16, 2004 | |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Ricky Ponting - 975 Runs | Mahela Jayawardena - 803 Runs |
| Highest Individual Score | 219 by Michael Slater On December 08, 1995 | 192 by Kumar Sangakkara On November 16, 2007 |
| Most Successful Bowler | Shane Warne - 59 Wickets | Muttiah Muralidaran - 54 Wickets |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 7/39 by Michael Kasprowicz On July 01, 2004 | 7/157 by Rangana Herath On September 16, 2011 |
