Australia Saturday said Mike Hussey would be rested for its third game in the tri-nation One-Day International series, with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh brought into the squad. Australia goes into Sunday's match against India in Adelaide unbeaten, after victory over Sri Lanka in Perth Friday and an earlier win over India. “Mike Hussey is to be rested and will not travel with the squad to Adelaide, while Ben Hilfenhaus has returned to Hobart and will not join the squad for tomorrow's match,” Cricket Australia said. Western Australia's Marsh will join the squad in Adelaide, it added. Australia has yet to name its squad for the remaining games in the series, which continues until March 8. Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), Dan Christian, Xavier Doherty, Peter Forrest, Ryan Harris, David Hussey, Mitchell Marsh, Clint McKay, Ricky Ponting, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner. Mathews backs big guns Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews believes his team's star batsmen are ready to start turning promising starts into substantial scores and help their side rediscover winning form. Sri Lanka suffered its second successive defeat to start the triangular one-day series against Australia and India Friday, falling by five runs to the host at the WACA. Mathews said more runs were needed from the top order to turn Sri Lankan fortunes around. Their three best batsman — Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene — have all got into double figures in both their tri-series games, but none has gone on to make a substantial score. Mathews, who made 64 batting at No. seven to almost rescue his side from a seemingly hopeless position Friday, said it was only a matter of time before the trio capitalized on their early good work at the crease. Mathews said the Sri Lankan bowlers had been doing a good job in restricting the opposition, but that their batting had suffered from the regular loss of wickets in both matches. Despite successive losses under the new leadership of captain Jayawardene and coach Graham Ford, taking the recent record of last year's beaten World Cup finalists to just two wins in their past 10 matches, Mathews said morale was still strong.
