Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews are no more part of Sri Lankan team test squad for England tour. Mathews is still sufferiung from the injury (quad muscle) whichkept him out from fiinal of World Cup and IPL.
Malinga’s capability in five day game is questionable. He played his last test match againt India in August, 2010. His bowling average of 33.15 in test shows that he is not as dangerous he is in ODI.
Nuwan Kulasekara is also missing from the squad. The 16 member squad has four fast bowlers Dilhara Fernando, Chanaka Welegedara, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep.
Sri Lanka squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicket keeper), Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Dilhara Fernando, Chanaka Welegedara, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep