In December, when Adam Gilchrist opted out of the Australian team for thefifth match of the home triangular series due to injury, the question arose asto who would open the batting with Matthew Hayden. As many as four Australiansraised their hands to take first crack at Sri Lanka: skipper Ricky Ponting, theelegant Damien Martyn, the pugnacious Darren Lehmann and wacky replacementkeeper Ryan Campbell.