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George Bailey believes finding bowlers who can restrict runs at the death will be one of the keys for Australia as they prepare for the 2014 World Twenty20

The Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and his Australia counterpart George Bailey have played down the ugly scenes at the end of the second Twenty20

Thisara Perera was the difference with the bat and then held his nerve, although only barely, with the ball to seal a two-run victory off the final delivery of a rain-reduced chase

When asked what areas Australia needed to improve in order to level the Twenty20 series after their loss to Sri Lanka in Sydney, allrounder Glenn Maxwell's answer was revealing: batting, bowling and fielding

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Twenty20 between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne