RE: Sri Lanka tour of England, 2016 (2nd Test - England Won)
[font=helvetica, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif][size=xx-large]England name unchanged squad for third Test against Sri Lanka[/font][/size]
[font=helvetica, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif][size=xx-large][font=helvetica, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif]England have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka, on Monday (May 30), shortly after clinching the series with a nine-wicket win at Chester-Le-Street.[/font] [/font][/size] [font=helvetica, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif]
The nine-wicket win, with more than a day to spare, saw the hosts go 2-0 up in the series. England won the first Test by an innings and 88 runs.
England will now head to the Lord's, where the third Test starts on June 9, with their captain Alastair Cook having become the youngest player - and first Englishman - to score 10,000 Test runs. The 31-year-old joined the elite club during the course of his 47 not out on Monday.
Jake Ball, in the squad for the first two Tests, will be pressing for a debut with fast bowler Steven Finn, who hasn't been particularly impressive thus far, the most likely candidate to make way.[/font] [font=helvetica, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif][size=xx-large][font=helvetica, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif] England squad for third Test:[/font][/font][/size]
Alastair Cook (Captain), Alex Hales, Nick Compton, Joe Root, James Vince, Jonny Bairstow (Wicketkeeper) Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson Jake Ball.
RE: Sri Lanka tour of England, 2016 (2nd Test - England Won)
Tillakaratne Dilshan set to miss limited-overs series against England
Tillakaratne Dilshan is set to miss the limited-overs series in England later this month due to personal issues, a report on ESPNcricinfo on Wednesday (June 1) stated. The opener has already informed Sri Lanka Cricket about his decision.
Sri Lanka are scheduled to play two One-Day Internationals against Ireland in Dublin before the five-match ODI series and one Twenty20 International against England.
Kusal Perera is likely to be included in the squad after the International Cricket Council lifted the provisional suspension imposed on him for failing a drug test. He's already a part of the Sri Lanka Test squad after Dhammika Prasad was ruled out due to an injury.
Dilshan has been in good form and accumulated 1212 runs from 27 ODIs at an average of 50.50. He sparkled with the bat against Afghanistan in the ICC World Twenty20 in India earlier this year with an unbeaten 83 before ending the tournament with 133 runs from four games at an average of 44.33. He retired from Tests in 2013.
RE: Sri Lanka tour of England, 2016 (2nd Test - England Won)
Chaminda Bandara included in Sri
Lankan squad for third Test
Chaminda Bandara, an uncapped 29-
year-old fast bowler, has been added
to the Sri Lankan squad as
replacement for Dushmantha
Chameera, who has been ruled out of
the remainder of the England tour due
to lower back injury.
Bandara and Kusal Perera, who was
cleared after being charged with
failing a drug test, will travel to
England ahead of the Lord's Test,
starting on June 9.
Sri Lanka also have the option of
picking Shaminda Eranga for the
fixture. The Sri Lankan pacer, who was
reported for a suspect bowling action
by the International Cricket Council
(ICC), will undergo a test at the
Loughborough university on June 6.
The ICC confirmed that he can
continue to bowl till the results of his
test is known. ----