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Australia have so far invested 15 Test matches in Mitchell Marsh, the fledgling allrounder. Over that time he has shown glimpses of a match winner, broken up by rather more passages that have shown a 24-year-old cricketer still learning his game and those of others around him. In Sri Lanka, there is hope that the investment may be about to mature.Moulding an allround cricketer of high class can take a long time, and history is dotted with examples of exactly how much. After 15 Tests, Steve Waugh averaged 29.68 with the bat and 35.38 with the ball. At the same juncture, Andrew Flintoffs averages were 20.08 and 40.31. Marsh, at 23.00 and 34.52, sits somewhere in between. Perhaps the source of most discontent is that his highest Test innings, a very fine 87 against Pakistan, dates back to his second Test in 2014. His bowling appears to have progressed more thoroughly than his batting. On the recent West Indies ODI tour, Marsh was given a more central role at times by his captain Steven Smith, and rewarded that faith. Promoted in the batting order against the West Indies, he responded with a cool-headed 79 not out opposite Smith to steer Australia into the tournament final. When the decider arrived, it was Marshs impactful 3 for 32 that wrecked the hosts chances of a successful chase. Those memories remain at the forefront of his mind.The biggest thing for me is confidence and going out there and playing my natural game, Marsh said in Kandy. I took a lot of confidence out of the West Indies tour because the conditions were quite similar to what were going to face here, it was hot and the wickets were quite slow and turned a little bit. I took a lot out of that.There will be added responsibility for Marsh in Sri Lanka should the selectors opt for the kind of configuration suited to the dry and turning wickets they expect. A place at No. 6 in in the batting order will be allied to a commission as third seamer, with the need to bowl tightly while also looking for wickets. In his first two Tests in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Marsh struggled to ask questions of the Pakistani batsmen but has since added pace, reverse swing and cross-seam variations to his armoury.Thats probably the only thing that will change, Marsh said of the potential for longer stints at the bowling crease behind the likely new-ball pairing of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. Maybe bowling longer spells earlier in the innings, trying to work the ball and create some pressure for when the spinners come on and do their business.The more Test-match cricket you play, you get a lot of flat wickets where the ball doesnt generally do a lot, so youve got to work out ways to get the ball doing something. Thats something Ive worked on over the last 18 months to be able to get wickets for the team. Hopefully Ill be able to work on reverse swing over here and get a few wickets for us.As a batting collective, the Australians are devoting their preparatory energy to the idea of spending long periods of time in the middle, showing patience and not allowing Sri Lankas spinners or pacers to goad them into errors against in and out fields. For Marsh, this is the area where he has the most improvement to make. Since that double of 87 (161 minutes, 116 balls) and 47 (164, 130) in Abu Dhabi, he has never again soaked up 100 balls, or minutes for that matter, in a Test innings.We werent sure we were going to get much spin out of them in that game, but it was nice a few of us got to face a few overs against spin and it was nice to start against spin, because its probably going to be something Ill come up against in the Test matches, Marsh said of Australias tour game, where he made 25 from 38 balls. Probably the biggest thing here is if its turning just make sure you have a game plan and stick to it from ball one no matter what. All about being as sharp as you can.Ive done a lot of work in the nets over the last six months playing spin and trying to improve that, so hopefully itll come out in the Test matches. Weve spoken about how if it is turning its going to be hard work no doubt about that, but its about having a game plan and really sticking to that, and having the confidence to go out there and play your game.At times, Marshs batting has shown a certain stiffness welcomed by spin bowlers, as he pushes out hard at the ball while also struggling to find a way to rotate the strike. He fared better at these skills in the Caribbean, and has also worked on developing a sweep shot as a way of fighting back against disciplined slow bowling in helpful conditions.Ive worked really hard on my sweep shot over the last few months so hopefully in these matches Ill be able to get it out, Marsh said. Especially if its turning, I think its a great weapon to have, if the balls turning too much and missing the stumps its a great weapon to have to try to mess up the bowlers lengths and do something different. And also get off strike, which is the most important thing. Hopefully Ill be out there long enough to play it.For 15 Test matches, Australia have looked upon Marsh as an emerging allrounder. By the end of this tour, the tourists hope is that the emerging prefix can be discarded.Addison Russell Cubs Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Jon Lester Cubs Jersey . 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Daniels has been in fine form this season and was linked with an England call-up And if we can stick with him and bring people in that work with our philosophies and have the same confidence and personality already in the squad, theres no reason why we cant progress.He added: Two years before I signed, the club were close to going bust. They were completely gone and it was only through the fans and a couple of local people that actually put their hands in their pockets and actually gave money to the tax man that kept the club going. Is Howe due more credit? Does Eddie Howe deserve more credit for the job he has done at Boournemouth? Thankfully weve grown from then and the fans have grown with us.dddddddddddd The strides we have made each season is really for them. The way the club is growing on and off the pitch, the new stadium, a new stand is going to be built come the end of the season, weve got a new training ground and hopefully, if we can keep things going and progressing in the Premier League, we can make it into a big club. Daniels has scored three times in 33 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth Left-back Daniels, who joined Bournemouth from Leyton Orient in 2011, has enjoyed a fine debut season in the Premier League, leading to speculation he could receive an England call-up ahead of this summers European Championships in France. But Daniels, who is preparing to get married in the summer, says his focus was always on Bournemouth. It was just nice to be linked with England and to be talked about, the 28-year-old said. There was a few things in the papers and little things like that.But for me, it was about fully concentrating on playing for Bournemouth and picking up points because we were on a good run and were close to breaking that 40-point barrier.Also See:Liverpool win at BournemouthElphick: Bournemouth aiming highHowe to be patient with WilsonIs Howe due more credit? ' ' '