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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Cricket: England-Sri Lanka squads for first Test

GALLE, Sri Lanka: Squads and officials for the first Test between England and Sri Lanka starting at the Galle International Stadium on Monday:

England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Tim Bresnan, Steven Finn, Monty Panesar, Graeme Swann, Steven Davies, James Tredwell.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Prasanna Jayawardene, Suranga Lakmal, Dhammika Prasad, Chanaka Welegedara, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath.

Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Rod Tucker (AUS), TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)