Match scheduled to begin at 13:30 local time (04:30 GMT) - 10:00 Sri Lanka Time
Perth Weather Forecast
Pitch
"The wicket is very hard and very flat," Ponting told AAP, "so I think some change of pace with those two guys coming into the side will help us out. I think we will use the other part timers as well, because the quicks out there might just be the easiest bowlers to face."
History
Australia vs Sri Lanaka ODIs at Perth (1985-2006)
Toss
Australia have won the toss and decided to bat first
Teams
Australia team
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey, JR Hopes, A Symonds, GB Hogg, B Lee, MG Johnson, NW Bracken
Sri Lanka team
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, MF Maharoof, LPC Silva, CK Kapugedera, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, KMDN Kulasekara, M Muralitharan
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hmmm...lets see...hope the SL bowlers do their job right 