nywhere. The Cubs slugger completed a remarkable comeback from a knee injury in April by bashing his way to a World Series championship.Creative manager Joe Maddon sees something interesting in the future for Schwarber -- as in, maybe the leadoff spot after Dexter Fowler became a free agent.Schwarber

Match factsAugust 31, 2016 Start time 1430 local (0900 GMT)Big pictureSri Lanka had lost key players to injury right through the Test series, but continued to thrive on dwindling resources, as the opposition appeared in slight disarray. In the ODIs something of a reversal has occurred. Australia have lost Steven Smith, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and most recently, Shaun Marsh, yet lead the series 2-1. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have made alterations to the squad three times already, and have had a retiring batsman take a veiled dig at the present captain. For this match, spin-bowling allrounder Sachith Pathirana comes into the side, replacing Tillakaratne Dilshan.Like in the Tests though, it is at the top of Sri Lankas innings that the hosts have lost the most ground, and where Mitchell Starc has been at his most imperious. He has taken a wicket within his first two overs in each of the three matches, in which Sri Lanka have been 45 for 2, 12 for 2 and 23 for 2. And like Australia had espoused changing theories on how to counter spin in the Test series, Sri Lanka also appear to be reshaping their strategy against Starc. We will try to play him out safely and score off the others, captain Angelo Mathews had said ahead of the first and second ODIs. Most recently, he has advocated being positive in Starcs first four overs.Australias limited-overs specialists have also steeled the middle order, and have looked more comfortable against spin than their Test counterparts. George Bailey swept and reverse-swept in his match-winning 70 on Sunday. Matthew Wade has made strong contributions through the series, and Travis Head has been involved in useful partnerships in the second and third matches. Sri Lanka have made early breakthroughs in each game too, but will want the likes of Seekkuge Prasanna and Dilruwan Perera to pose more menace through the middle overs, in support of Amila Aponso, who has easily been their bowler of the series so far.Form guide(last five completed matches, most recent first)? Australia WLWWWSri Lanka LWLLLIn the spotlightDilshan now out of the ODI picture, Sri Lanka must set about the tricky business of finding an opening combination for the 2019 World Cup. The man on immediate trial is Danushka Gunathilaka. In 14 ODI innings so far, he has dazzled in patches, though has not strung together enough significant scores to embed himself in the XI. Having had his middle stump removed in Starcs first over on Sunday, he will want a half-century in this match to make his place safe.Adam Zampa went wicketless in the first match, but has imposed himself on the series since then, taking three wickets in each of the next two matches. His straighter delivery has caused the most trouble (half of his dismissals have been lbws), but he has also beaten batsmen in the air. With 19 wickets at an average of 23.15 from 10 ODIs so far, he appears to have a bright ODI future.Teams newsPathirana - a bowling allrounder who delivers left-arm spin - has been drafted in, but appears unlikely to play, for now. Sri Lanka may push Dhananjaya de Silva up the order to open, as he does for his club team, and push Angelo Perera into the middle order.Sri Lanka (probable): 1. Danushka Gunathilaka, 2 Dhananjaya de Silva, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 6 Angelo Perera, 7 Kusal Perera, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Seekkuge Prasanna, 10 Dilruwan Perera, 11 Amila AponsoWith Marsh now unavailable, Usman Khawaja is likely to enter the XI in his place. Nathan Lyon may also play in place of Josh Hazlewood, as the Dambulla track will have worn since Sunday.Australia (probable): 1 David Warner (capt.), 2 Aaron Finch, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 George Bailey, 5 Travis Head, 6 Matthew Wade (wk), 7 James Faulkner, 8 John Hastings, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Nathan LyonPitch and conditionsWith Sundays pitch being used again for this match, the spinners threat is likely to be further heightened. There is often a strong breeze from the south in the evenings, in Dambulla, but rains are not forecast.Stats and triviaIn 11 ODI innings in 2016, Dinesh Chandimal has crossed 50 eight times, including two hundreds, and averages 72.22. He needs a further 196 runs to make this his most productive ODI year.David Warner averages 22.10 from 10 ODI innings in Asia. He has scored 19 runs across the three innings in the series so far.Australia have batted second in each of their six international games of the tour so far, having lost five of those tosses.QuotesWe may try out another couple of options against Starc, but the only thing is that you have to be positive in his first four overs. Dont lose wickets, but be positive and look for the loose one. Weve been a bit tentative up front, and thats where weve been giving him a lot of wickets. Its put a lot of pressure on the No. 3 and No. 4.Sri Lanka captain Angelo MathewsThats just what happens with cricket. Sometimes youre in form, sometimes youre not. I feel like Im hitting the ball well. Ive had some good dismissals, Ive had a couple of poor shots here and there.Australia captain David Warner, who has a high score of 10 in the seriesIvan Rodriguez Jersey . 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The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope.OXON HILL, Md. -- The Cubs could use a closer, maybe someone like Wade Davis. Texas needs a center fielder, and most every team wants an extra arm.So now that Chris Sale got traded, baseball executives are trying to figure out whos next.Andrew McCutchen is still available, perhaps the Tigers really would deal Miguel Cabrera or Justin Verlander, and Cincinnati speedster Billy Hamilton might be on the move.Its incredible, the different directions that our conversations in the suite go, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.Boston made a big splash at the winter meetings Tuesday, getting Sale. The AL East champion Red Sox sent a package of four prospects including high-priced and highly talented hitter Yoan Moncada to the Chicago White Sox for the All-Star ace.The Red Sox also acquired top setup man Tyler Thornburg from Milwaukee for third baseman Travis Shaw and two minor leaguers, and neared a deal with free agent first baseman Mitch Moreland.Tampa Bay closed in on a two-year contract with All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos worth about $12.5 million. The 29-year-old hit .309 with a career-high 22 home runs and 80 RBI before tearing a knee ligament late in the season.More action could be in the works, too.Kyle Schwarber, of course, isnt going anywhere. The Cubs slugger completed a remarkable comeback from a knee injury in April by bashing his way to a World Series championship.Creative manager Joe Maddon sees something interesting in the future for Schwarber -- as in, maybe the leadoff spot after Dexter Fowler became a free agent.Schwarber is not a bad name, Kyle is not a bad name at all, Maddon said.Two years ago, I considered leading Kyle off and putting Dexter second. But I had all the dudes do all the work, all our nerds did all the work and they really liked Fowler one and like Schwarber two just based on the data, he said..dddddddddddd So I went with that and it worked out well.Fowler, meanwhile, would make a nice fit in St. Louis.I know about Dexter, manager Mike Matheny said. Yeah, theres no question that hes one of the guys out there that not just the Cardinals but other teams are interested in.Im always available for whatever the recruiting process needs, he said.No movement yet on star closers Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen, though the New York Yankees are looking at both of them.The Yankees already are facing the prospect of seeing Sale a lot next year after this trade put him in the same division. Sale bolstered a Red Sox rotation that also features recent AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello, former award winner David Price and All-Star knuckleballer Steven Wright.Thats a big one. Thats a blockbuster. That was a wow, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. Obviously they gave up a lot and they got a lot.Bostons like the Golden State Warriors now in baseball. They got their (Kevin) Durant and their (Draymond) Green and (Klay) Thompson and (Stephen) Curry, he said.Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he thought the Sale trade might cause the rest of the trade market to start to loosen up a bit.Either way, the Mets figure to have a new face in spring training next year -- Tim Tebow.Manager Terry Collins said hed like to put the former NFL quarterback into a few exhibition games, even though Tebow still has a long path in his transition to playing baseball.The 29-year-old aspiring outfielder hit .194 in the Arizona Fall League, striking out 20 times in 70 plate appearances.Our players, theyre athletes, too. Theyre fans, too, Collins said. They would probably like to know how to run a quarterback sneak one day. ' ' '