COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) " Australia is looking to take advantage of Sri Lanka's losing streak to turn around its own test match failures in Asia. "He is obviously got a lot of experience here in Sri Lanka," Smith said of Muralitharan. Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said his team has prepared well for the Australians, despite the setbacks. Former Sri Lanka player Muttiah Muralitharan, who took a record 800 test wickets, is an Australian consultant for the tour. Sri Lanka has also been hit by injuries with fast bowlers Dhammika Prasad, Dushmantha Chameera and Suranga Lakmal all injured during their last series in England.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2016 15:22 UTC