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- Updated: May 25, 2016
Sri Lanka fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake has described the tour-ending injury to Dushmantha Chameera as a “big blow”, but said the attack’s experience would nevertheless pose a substantial threat to England when the second Test gets underway in Chester-le-Street.
Suranga Lakmal, who has played 26 Tests – including three in England – will likely replace Chameera in the XI. Lakmal was one of Sri Lanka’s first-choice seamers in 2014, before the emergence of Chameera and the re-emergence of Dhammika Prasad saw them picked above him. With both those bowlers out of contention now, Lakmal is set to rejoin the Test side.
“Chameera’s the fastest bowler of the group, so of course it’s a blow,” Ramanayake said. “But here, because the wickets are helping the seamers even the others will be good. Chameera has been our impact bowler, but sometimes you do get stress reactions once in a way. You can’t help it. But the other bowlers can deliver. Suranga is bowling really well in the nets and is an experienced guy, so he will fill up that role.”
Ramanayake said he was pleased with the performances of Nuwan Pradeep and Shaminda Eranga at Headingley, despite their having taken 2 wickets for 124 runs between them. All …
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