Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee approved the following 18-member squad to play the three-match test series vs. England. Honorable Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Harin Fernando, approved the squad. The test series is part of the ICC World Test Championship.
The Squad
1) Dhananjaya De Silva – Captain
2) Dimuth Karunaratne
3) Nishan Madushka
4) Pathum Nissanka
5) Kusal Mendis – Vice Captain
6) Angelo Mathews
7) Dinesh Chandimal
8) Kamindu Mendis
9) Sadeera Samarawickrama
10) Asitha Fernando
11) Vishwa Fernando
12) Kasun Rajitha
13) Lahiru Kumara
14) Nisala Tharaka
15) Prabath Jayasuriya
16)Ramesh Mendis
17)Jeffrey Vandersay
18) Milan Rathnayake