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Oliver Caffrey

Spin the way to win in Sri Lanka for Australia

Spinner Matt Kuhnemann is a strong chance of making the Test squad to play in Sri Lanka. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AUSTRALIA COULD USE AS MANY AS THREE FRONTLINE SPINNERS IN THE SAME SIDE WHEN THEY HEAD TO SRI LANKA

* Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann are well in the frame to return to the Test XI, joining star veteran Nathan Lyon, when Australia travel to Sri Lanka for two matches in Galle

* Despite yet to take a first-class wicket, Western Australian young gun Cooper Connolly has also been thrown up as a potential spin option

* Connolly's WA teammate Corey Rocchiccioli took more wickets than any other tweaker in last season's Sheffield Shield and will come into consideration

* Australia's pace attack of Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, and Mitchell Starc starred in the regaining of the Border-Gavaskar series 

* But with Cummins to miss the trip to Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child, Australia could opt to play just one frontline quick, as well as allrounder Beau Webster, given the dominance of spin on their last two tours of Asia

SPREAD OF WICKETS FOR AUSTRALIA'S 2023 INDIA TOUR:

* Spin, 45 - Nathan Lyon (22), Todd Murphy (14), Matt Kuhnemann (9)

* Pace, 5 - Pat Cummins (3), Mitchell Starc (2)

* Other, 3 - Run-out

SPREAD OF WICKETS FOR AUSTRALIA'S 2022 SRI LANKA TOUR:

* Spin, 23: Nathan Lyon (11), Mitchell Swepson (8), Travis Head (4)

* Pace, 7: Mitchell Starc (5), Pat Cummins (2)

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