AFP, Galle :
Batsman Travis Head said his off-spin is going to be worked into Australia’s strategy for the second Test against Sri Lanka after he bagged an unlikely four wickets in the series opener. :
Head, a left-hand batsman and an occasional bowler, returned figures of 4-10 to match lead spinner Nathan Lyon’s second innings wicket haul in Friday’s three-day thrashing of the hosts at Galle.
The middle-order batsman was only declared fit just ahead of the first Test after he missed the fifth one-day international due to a hamstring injury.
But the 28-year-old said he was clear about his all-rounder role on Galle’s turning pitch before the match began.
“It was a waiting game for a few days before the Test and bowling was a big part of that,” he told reporters. “I knew I was going to have a role at some point but the two spinners, all the bowlers, did a fantastic job for myself and Marnus (Labuschagne) not to be needed at all.
