Due to his inability to recover from a side strain, Ashton Agar will not play in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Jon Holland has been included in the team despite having a wound. Agar suffered an injury three weeks ago during Australia’s first ODI.
After catching COVID in the white-ball leg during Australia’s earlier-in-the-year tour of Pakistan, Agar did not even play in a single game. When Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the first Test, Mitchell Swepson was chosen over Agar.
Prior to second Australia A four-day encounter against Sri Lanka A, Holland, who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2016, sustained a finger injury. On Friday, he observed bowling following the victory.
