Henriques, fit-again Starc recalled for Sri Lanka tour

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Moises Henriques was a hotel room key away from being among the players suspended for “Homework-gate” on the 2013 India tour, but may now play a key role in Australia’s effort to build subcontinental momentum by beating Sri Lanka at home in July and August.

The recalls of Henriques alongside the fit-again Mitchell Starc were the key outcomes of the 15-man touring party announced for Sri Lanka on Tuesday, with the selectors unable to consider Peter Siddle or James Pattinson due to injury. This and the continued struggles of Glenn Maxwell to find a place of batting maturity opened the way for Henriques’ recall, the first time he has been part of the Test squad since the South Africa tour in February and March 2014.

The only Tests of Henriques’ stop-start career were in India the year before, where several staunch batting displays were offset by unpenetrative bowling and the wider …

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