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Michael Hooper has implored his teammates to stop shooting themselves in the foot as they attempt to end Englands 13-Test winning streak.The Wallabies had their grand slam plans rocked by Ireland on Saturday - and largely had themselves to blame as they forced passes and bombed tries.Reflecting on an up-and-down season, which opened with five straight losses to England and New Zealand but has finished with a mostly successful Spring Tour, Hooper said that Australia was the equal of anyone when they played to their potential.Ive been really proud of how weve taken to different teams this year, Hooper said.Weve had those ups and downs, and consistency has been lacking, but whats been the wrap up of the year is that when we do our stuff really well we can beat any team in the world.Its just about doing it more often and sticking to that sort of stuff.While coach Michael Cheika fumed at a 13-3 penalty count, the Wallabies were also their own worst enemies against Ireland.Two tries on the left-hand side of the field were bombed - firstly when David Pococks tip-on pass to Henry Speight floated forward, and later when the outstanding Israel Folau ignored a two-man overlap to step inside and take a tackle.Theyre the sort of errors which will need to be eradicated for Australia to trouble England at Twickenham on Saturday.Certainly, the Wallabies have Cheikas blessing to playing attacking footy - but he says the young players especially need to be more selective when it comes to pushing the final pass.Weve got some clear technical ideas about when offloads are on and when theyre not, Cheika said.Some of those that went to ground applied to our technical rules and some didnt. 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That rarest of cricket achievements - a whitewash against Australia - is theirs for the taking. In nearly 140 years of Test cricket, Australia have played 177 series of three or more matches and only four times have they been whitewashed: 0-3 to England in 1886; 0-4 to South Africa in 1969-70; 0-3 to Pakistan in 1982-83; and 0-4 to India in 2012-13. Smith arrived on this tour never having lost a Test as captain. Now he is in danger of joining Tup Scott, Bill Lawry, Kim Hughes and Michael Clarke in sharing an unwanted page in the record books.The achievement is similarly rare for Sri Lanka who, prior to this campaign, have played 50 series of this length. Only three times have they swept teams 3-0, and two of those came against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. The other was against a declining West Indies in 2001. To complete such a rout against Australia, who were presented with the ICC mace before this series began, would count as one of the finest achievements in Sri Lankan cricket history. Angelo Mathews could be on the verge of joining Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene as the only Sri Lanka captains to lead such 3-0 sweeps.Of course, such talk is getting ahead of proceedings. Australia have one more chance to defend their honour. They would, though, need to show vast improvement in both playing and bowling spin in order to turn their results around, and none of the evidence from the first two Tests suggests that is probable. Having lost their past eight Tests in Asia, Australia have moved on to their ninth life. Chances are that when they head to India next February the cat will be dead, and unlikely even to bounce.Form guide Sri Lanka: WWDLL (last five completed matches, most recent first)Australia: LLWWDIn the spotlight Nominally it is spin that has troubled Australia during this series, but often their problem has been the ones that dont turn. Between them, Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera have served up more sliders than a hipster café. Perera has 11 wickets at 15.63 in this series and, remarkably, 10 of them came in Galle, where he became the first Sri Lankan to score a fifty and take 10 wickets in a Test. Also during that match he became the fastest Sri Lankan to reach the milestone of 50 Test wickets, getting there in his 11th Test. Between Perera, Herath and left-arm wrist-spinner Lakshan Sandakan, Australias batsmen can expect no let-up in Colombo.Australia have played two spinners in each of the Tests so far, yet it is Mitchell Starc who comfortably leads their wicket tally with 17 at 13.47. Sttarcs speed, accuracy and ability to gain reverse swing have made him a weapon on these Sri Lankan pitches.dddddddddddd. Australias batting has been their major issue, but with a little more assistance from the spinners Starc might at least make a contest of it. His 11 for 94 in Galle were the best figures ever by an Australian in Sri Lanka, and the best by an Australian fast bowler in Asia since the 1970s.Team news Dimuth Karunaratnes poor run of form - he has scores of 5, 0, 0 and 7 this series - could leave his place in jeopardy, although as the SSC is his home ground and the series is already won, the selectors might give him one more chance. If Karunaratne is dropped, a possible scenario is that Dhananjaya de Silva could move up to open and Roshen Silva slot into the middle order. Suranga Lakmal is set to play his first Test of the series, in place of Vishwa Fernando, who was required for only two overs on debut due to Sri Lankas spin strength.Sri Lanka (possible) 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Kaushal Silva, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 5 Angelo Mathews (capt), 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Kusal Perera, 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Lakshan Sandakan, 11 Suranga Lakmal.Shaun Marsh appears a likely inclusion for Australia, though whom he replaces is up for debate. Adam Voges has carried hamstring tightness but trained fully on Thursday, although a decision on whether Voges would play in Colombo was not going to be made until after training on Friday. If Voges is passed fit, it is not out of the question that Usman Khawaja could make way for Marsh. An unchanged attack is probable, given the likely need for two spinners again.Australia (possible) 1 David Warner, 2 Joe Burns, 3 Usman Khawaja/Shaun Marsh, 4 Steven Smith (capt), 5 Adam Voges, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Peter Nevill (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Nathan Lyon, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Jon Holland.Pitch and conditions The SSC pitch might have a reputation as a draw wicket, but that is based on old evidence. In 2014, the top layer was re-laid and the surface has had a little more character. Since then three Tests have been played there for two results and a rain-affected draw. The pitch this year will be dry and is expected to provide plenty of turn.Stats and triviaSri Lankas pace bowlers have sent down only 30 overs in this series, compared to 221.2 overs from their spinnersIn the past decade, Australia have played 17 Tests in Asia for just a single win: against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2011So far in this series, Australias batsmen have collectively averaged 16.32. By comparison, in the UAE against Pakistan in 2014, Australia averaged 25.65 and in India in 2013 it was 25.89Quotes Weve got to prove to ourselves that we can play in these conditions. To win the last Test match, that will give us a little bit of confidence. Were going to hopefully play with a little bit more freedom and courage, and be willing to take the game on.Australia captain Steven Smith ' ' '