This could be as good of place as any to break out of his mini-slump, considering he's a lifetime .316 hitter at Coors Field.

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The early goal seemed to breathe life into Villa as they started to play a more expansive game which was reminiscent of the form they had shown before their mini-slump.

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But Bicknell's dismissal by Simon Cook sparked a mini-collapse which saw them slump to 194-4.

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Clarke and Shane Watson had put on 194 for the fourth wicket as Sri Lanka lost pace bowler Chanaka Welegedara to a hamstring injury early in the day, before a mini-collapse saw the Australians slump to 315-6.

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But a mini-collapse from 145-2 to 172-5 led to a slump in the run rate and, needing 17 from the last over, they finished five runs adrift on 244-6.

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