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Tillakaratne Dilshan has been appointed Sri Lanka's captain for all three formats during the upcoming tour of England in May following Kumar Sangakkara's resignation from the post after the World Cup. Sri Lanka Cricket have not yet named a vice-captain to fill the role vacated by Mahela Jayawardene because "the prospective candidates are nursing injuries, and their availability for the forthcoming tour is still in question."

Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews are not part of the Sri Lanka Test squad announced today for the tour of England. Mathews is still recovering from a quad muscle injury that made him miss the World Cup final and also made him miss the ongoing IPL.

Malinga's ability to last for a five-day match has been doubtful for some time now. He last played a Test against India in the three-match home series last year, and even then, he was rested for the second match. He has played only 30 Tests in a seven-year span, and has been sparingly used by Sri Lanka to keep him fresh for the shorter formats where he has proved far more effective.

Sri Lanka squad: 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 2 Tharanga Paranavitana, 3 Lahiru Thirimanne, 4 Kumar Sangakkara, 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Thilan Samaraweera, 7 Dinesh Chandimal, 8 Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), 9 Thisara Perera, 10 Suraj Randiv, 11 Ajantha Mendis, 12 Rangana Herath, 13 Dilhara Fernando, 14 Chanaka Welegedara, 15 Suranga Lakmal, 16 Nuwan Pradeep

Sri Lanka Cricket will ask fast bowler Lasith Malinga to return from the IPL and undergo a rehabilitation programme after he made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series in England. Malinga had stated that he is suffering from an injury, but continues to play for Mumbai Indians in the Twenty20 tournament. Malinga did not figure in the Sri Lanka squad of 16 players named for the three-Test series against England starting on May 26 in Cardiff.

"It looks a bit awkward when someone says he is injured and continues to play cricket," Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis said. "That is the reason why we have decided to write to Malinga and ask him to return home and undergo a rehabilitation programme. Malinga has specifically mentioned in a letter that he is not available for Test matches right now because he has a nagging knee problem.

Malinga calls it a day on test cricket

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/13143641.stm

Sri Lanka are 133/2 at stumps on day one.

brod wrote:Sri Lanka Cricket will ask fast bowler Lasith Malinga to return from the IPL and undergo a rehabilitation programme after he made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series in England. Malinga had stated that he is suffering from an injury, but continues to play for Mumbai Indians in the Twenty20 tournament. Malinga did not figure in the Sri Lanka squad of 16 players named for the three-Test series against England starting on May 26 in Cardiff.

"It looks a bit awkward when someone says he is injured and continues to play cricket," Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis said. "That is the reason why we have decided to write to Malinga and ask him to return home and undergo a rehabilitation programme.

Malinga has specifically mentioned in a letter that he is not available for Test matches right now because he has a nagging Tait problem.

Edited for accuracy.

Booney wrote:

brod wrote:Sri Lanka Cricket will ask fast bowler Lasith Malinga to return from the IPL and undergo a rehabilitation programme after he made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series in England. Malinga had stated that he is suffering from an injury, but continues to play for Mumbai Indians in the Twenty20 tournament. Malinga did not figure in the Sri Lanka squad of 16 players named for the three-Test series against England starting on May 26 in Cardiff.

"It looks a bit awkward when someone says he is injured and continues to play cricket," Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis said. "That is the reason why we have decided to write to Malinga and ask him to return home and undergo a rehabilitation programme.

Malinga has specifically mentioned in a letter that he is not available for Test matches right now because he has a nagging Tait problem.

Edited for accuracy.

Booney what is it with you constant denouncing of big name cricketers
First TAIT
Now MALinga

Tait's a bit name cricketer?

SL 382/7

Sri Lanka all out for 400

Jayawardene 112
Paranavitana 66

Swann 78/3
Anderson 66/3

England 37/0

England 116/2

170/2

England 287/2

Cook 129*
Trott 125*

Trott is the latest guy to get the "second only to Bradman" tag.

I am a Cook fan.

mal wrote:

Booney wrote:

brod wrote:Sri Lanka Cricket will ask fast bowler Lasith Malinga to return from the IPL and undergo a rehabilitation programme after he made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series in England. Malinga had stated that he is suffering from an injury, but continues to play for Mumbai Indians in the Twenty20 tournament. Malinga did not figure in the Sri Lanka squad of 16 players named for the three-Test series against England starting on May 26 in Cardiff.

"It looks a bit awkward when someone says he is injured and continues to play cricket," Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis said. "That is the reason why we have decided to write to Malinga and ask him to return home and undergo a rehabilitation programme.

Malinga has specifically mentioned in a letter that he is not available for Test matches right now because he has a nagging Tait problem.

Edited for accuracy.

Booney what is it with you constant denouncing of big name cricketers
First TAIT
Now MALinga

Because they don't want to represent their country playing Cricket because they are too busy counting their Teeball cash. It aint Rocket Surgery.

regards,

REB

England 298/3

Cook gone for 133

England 320/4

KP gone for 3

Trott 142*

Stumps England 5/491
Trott 203
Bell 98 N.O.
Morgan 14 N.O.

Bell brings up the century with a boundary, moves to 103*

England declare at 496/5, a lead of 96 runs.