Colombo: Sri Lanka has picked seven specialist batsmen in a 14-member squad named for the first cricket Test against England next week.
The lineup led by Mahela Jayawardene also includes four fast bowlers and two spinners while Prasanna Jayawardane will be the specialist wicketkeeper.
Middle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera and uncapped Chanaka Welegedara, who were part of the squad to Australia, have been dropped and Farveez Maharoof is sidelined due to injury.
Upul Tharanga, who did not play a match in Australia, will return to his usual opening slot with Sanath Jayasuriya, after Marvan Atapattu retired from international cricket earlier this week.
The first match of the three-Test series will be played Dec 1-5 in Kandy.
The squad: Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Michael Vandort, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardane, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga, Malinga Bandara and Sujeewa de Silva.
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