Nuwan Kulasekara and his bowling colleagues backed the captain Mahela
Jayawardene's decision to send Australia in at the WACA, where the hosts
struggled to keep top-order batsmen at the crease. At the 25-over mark,
Australia were 4 for 116 and were relying on the captain Michael
Clarke, who was on 31, and David Hussey, who had made 22.
The allrounder Daniel Christian was due in next and was to be followed
by the bowlers, so Sri Lanka knew another wicket would be a huge blow
for the Australians. They nearly had it when Hussey was dropped on 3 as
he tried to clear the infield off the offspin of Sachithra Senanayake,
who replaced Thisara Perera in the line-up.
However, it was a tough chance for Upul Tharanga, who jumped in the air
at mid-off and got his hand to the ball but couldn't hang on, and next
delivery Hussey got hold of a better version of the same shot, clearing
the long-off boundary. He had come to the crease after the departure of
his brother Michael Hussey, who fell victim to a similarly difficult
opportunity that was not missed by Kulasekara.
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