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On the eve of a series which Angelo Mathews embarks upon without his two best seam bowlers of the past 18 months, Sri Lankas captain has called on the coaching system to raise its game.Sri Lankas quicks have been among the most injury-prone in the world over the past few years, with several spending up to 12 months in triage, and others regularly missing entire series with recurrent complaints. While many of these injuries have been difficult to avoid thanks to a busy schedule, Mathews said, there remained room for improvement in player production.In addition to the absence of Dhammika Prasad and Dushmantha Chameera, Sri Lanka are also without Shaminda Eranga, who was recently suspended for an illegal action. The selectors have had no choice but to pull two seam bowlers out of the ongoing A team tour of England, to replace the absent frontliners in the national squad. With Suranga Lakmal also in doubt for the first Test due to a hamstring complaint, either Asitha Fernando or Vishwa Fernando may make their Test debut.The coaches in the back end have to do a lot of work to produce players, and also try to get them fit, Mathews said. We need more players coming through the ranks, so the coaches have a bigger job to play for the next one-and-a-half years. If the fast bowlers are injured, we need fast bowlers. At the international level, I cant go as a captain and say we dont have bowlers. If we dont have them, we need to know how to produce them.Prasad will now miss his third full Test series in a row, after having also withdrawn from the New Zealand and England tours before the first Test. Chameera left the England tour after the first Test, and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay, who was being prepared for Test entry in this series, has also now been ruled out thanks to a finger injury.It has been a very frustrating few months, Mathews said. Not only one bowler, weve lost so many. Vandersay is one of our key bowlers in the spin department. Its very frustrating to see them going down. The workload has been very high when they play all three formats. When they play continuously, the body eventually gets tired. Its very hard to divide those players when it comes to Tests, one-dayers and Twenty20s. We havent got a wide range of choices to make and pick from. The bowlers who are fit - theyve got no choice but to play all three formats.Actually, as back-up staff, we need to try and look for more new players and get them ready and fit. We cant always keep saying, the bowlers are injured, we havent got that many bowlers. We need to try and find them if we dont have them.Of the bowlers that do remain however, spinners Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera are expected to feature through the series. Herath recently surpassed 300 Test scalps, and Perera has largely proved himself an able second spinner in Asian conditions.I think the spinners will have a lot of workload on this pitch, Mathews said. If its spinning or seaming, weve got a couple of key bowlers in Rangana Herath or Dilruwan if it spins. Theyve got enough experience. We have set up a few plans and hopefully we can execute them.Sri Lankas batting appears more settled than the attack, with Mathews confirming that Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal will bat at nos. 3 and 4, as they had through much of the tour of England. Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva have also now played more than 25 Tests each, and are currently unchallenged at the top of the order.Im actually happy with the current opening pair, he said. Especially in England - in tough conditions - I thought they put up some good efforts. All the batsmen lacked getting those big hundreds. If we can be more consistent and convert those 30s, 40s and 50s into 100s and 150s, that would be ideal. Our opening combination is going to be the key part in our batting unit. If they can get the shine off the ball and try and send the bowlers into their second and third spells, that would be ideal.Padres Jerseys China . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Wholesale Padres Jerseys . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. https://www.cheappadresjerseys.us/ . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. San Diego Padres Shirts . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. 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Crafton took the lead after the final restart.But just like at Texas in June, Crafton got passed on the high side late and finished second. Rookie driver William Byron, another Chase contender, beat him five months ago after his winning pass with five laps remaining.It is what it is, Crafton said. Im not worried about the Chase. Im worried about winning races. The Chase will take care of itself.It was Sauters third win this season. He won the opener at Daytona and last week at Martinsville to earnn the first of four spots available for a chance to win the inaugural Chase championship for trucks.ddddddddddddWith only next weeks race at Phoenix before the finale at Homestead, there are still three spots up for grab.The next four drivers after Sauter in the points -- Bryon, Christopher Bell, Crafton and Timothy Peters -- are separated by only five points. Ben Kennedy is the sixth driver still in Chase contention.If Sauter or a non-Chase contender win at Phoenix, the final three spots would be determined by points.Polesitter Spencer Gallagher, who led three times for 88 laps, was in front with the final caution came out. But he dropped six spots on pit race and restarted seventh on the restart with 18 laps to go, when Sauter and Crafton got out front.The only 15 laps Sauter led were those right after the final caution. Sauter led twice for only six laps.I was able to throw caution to the wind, Sauter said.Sauter did offer one apology after the race. That was to the fans for not doing a customary extended burnout on the frontstretch of the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track.I know that was lame, he said. Ive got to have this truck for Homestead. ' ' '