Sri Lanka will call up fast bowler Sujeewa de Silva as cover for the
injured Chanaka Welegedera.
Welegedera tore his right quadricep muscle on the second day of the first
warm-up match against the Australia Chairman's XI in Adelaide and is expected to
miss the second and final warm-up match which begins in Queensland on
Friday. de Silva, who played in the last Test series against Bangladesh in July, is currently in Zimbabwe with the A side.
Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain, said: "We are trying to fly
out another quickie. If he [de Silva] arrives in time he will probably
play in that [the warm-up game]. He's been playing some good cricket."
Sri Lanka have another injury concern in Kumar Sangakkara. Scans
revealed he tore his left hamstring in the first innings and is expected to miss the second warm-up. The extent of the damage is not yet known, as the report is still awaited. "If it just a grade one then he should be okay in a few days' time," said Jayawardene. "If it's worse
than that we just need to make sure until he's totally ready for
competitive cricket.
"He's walking okay. He went to the gym and did a bit of cycling and
rehab stuff on his leg but it's just that he cannot do things in the
normal circumstances. The scans were done today we are waiting for the
reports to come in and then we will assess the situation tomorrow."
Prasanna Jayawardene will come in to deputise for Sangakkara with the
gloves. Jayawardene kept well in Sangakkara's absence in Adelaide,
with a few tidy catches, but did not bat.
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