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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pata" data-source="post: 1367195" data-attributes="member: 2136">2.00pm Ponting says: "We'll have a bat first today, mate. It rained pretty early up in town this morning but the radar suggests it may be clear for a few hours. We're well prepared, we've had nearly a week in Sydney, so we're looking forward to it."Matthew Hayden is back so Brad Haddin is out, while Stuart Clark also misses out, with Brad Hogg coming in. "I'm sure he will do a good job for us," says Ponting of Haddin. Hayden's return is huge for the side, with his batting and also his work in the slips.Ponting says his back is fine. "I'm OK. I probably wasn't at my best the other day but I've had a lot of treatment. I'm not sure it's that big a deal, I'm OK."And on the wicket, he says: "It's a bit crusty, it's up to us to get a good total on the board." It looks like it could take spin immediately.Mahela Jayawardene says of the pitch: "It's been under covers for a while, I hope there's something in it for us." And on Ishara Amerasinghe, who impressed against India midweek, he adds: "He's bowled really well, hopefully he can have a good series."Should be a good match-up with these teams, Sri Lanka and Sanath Jayasuriya in particular love to play at the SCG.</blockquote>

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