Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat in the day-night first Test against Australia at the Gabba.
NSW batsman Kurtis Patterson and Western Australian quick Jhye Richardson will make their Test debuts for fifth ranked Australia after being handed their baggy greens by Mike Hussey and Damien Fleming respectively before the toss on Thursday.
Sixth ranked Sri Lanka are aiming to win their first Test on Australian soil.
Australia: Marcus Harris, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Kurtis Patterson, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Roshen Silva, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara.
