(UTV|COLOMBO) – Akila Dananjaya headed to Australia, uncapped Nishan Peiris in Test squad
Sri Lanka have called up uncapped spinner Nishan Peiris for the third Test against England, with Akila Dananjaya heading to Brisbane for assessment of his bowling action.
Dananjaya, who claimed 10 wickets in the first two matches of the series, was reported for a suspect action following the Galle Test and will undergo formal trials at Australia’s National Cricket Centre on Friday.
His place has been handed to Peiris, a 21-year-old off-spinner who has played against England in three warm-up matches on the current tour.
He went wicketless in two of those but managed figures of three for 108 in a two-day match in Colombo last month, accounting for Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali.
England have already wrapped up series victory after their 57-run triumph in Kandy last week took them to an unassailable 2-0 lead.
The third Test, in Colombo, starts Friday.
