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England bat first in 2nd Sri Lanka Test
England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: December 09, 2007 01:38 PM IST
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England made two changes from the side that lost the first Test in Kandy by 88 runs, leaving out injured fast bowler Matthew Hoggard and fellow seamer James Anderson.
Steve Harmison, who missed the Kandy Test due to back spasms, returns to the side and paceman Stuart Broad makes his Test debut.
Sri Lanka recalled 22-year-old opener Upul Tharanga in place of Sanath Jayasuriya, who announced his retirement from Test cricket after the Kandy match.
England: Michael Vaughan (capt), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Matthew Prior (wicket-keeper), Ryan Sidebottom, Monty Panesar, Steve Harmison, Stuart Broad.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Michael Vandort, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicket-keeper), Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan.
England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday.England made two changes from the side that lost the first Test in Kandy by 88 runs, leaving out injured fast bowler Matthew Hoggard and fellow seamer James Anderson.
Steve Harmison, who missed the Kandy Test due to back spasms, returns to the side and paceman Stuart Broad makes his Test debut.
Sri Lanka recalled 22-year-old opener Upul Tharanga in place of Sanath Jayasuriya, who announced his retirement from Test cricket after the Kandy match.
England: Michael Vaughan (capt), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Matthew Prior (wicket-keeper), Ryan Sidebottom, Monty Panesar, Steve Harmison, Stuart Broad.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Michael Vandort, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicket-keeper), Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan.
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