The players had signed the England tour declaration last morning following a protracted and still-unsettled dispute over their annual contracts with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Sri Lanka are scheduled to play three T20Is followed by three ODIs, between 23 June and 4 July in England. They have only signed the tour declaration for the England series alone. A second-string sideEven before the discussions came to an end on Monday between the two parties, there were social media posts that named the “Sri Lanka second-string side”. Leadership rolesKusal Perera and Kusal Mendis will respectively be the Captain and Vice Captain of the Sri Lanka ODI side while the former will be the T20I Captain.

Source: The Nation June 09, 2021 12:08 UTC