Sri Lanka name squad for Australia Tests

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Sri Lanka on Thursday named a 15-man squad for a three-Test series against Australia, starting in Galle next week. Uncapped Shaminda Eranga and Seekkuge Prasanna have made the cut following their impressive show in the ODI leg of the series. Angelo Mathews is back in the squad, and so is Lahiru Thirimanne, who replaced the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan for the third Test in England. Dilhara Fernando, Farveez Maharoof, Thisara Perera and Dinesh Chandimal, all of whom toured England, failed to make the cut.
Test squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Prasanna Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal, Chanaka Welegedara, Dhammika Prasad, Shaminda Eranga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.