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On Monday (9th March), the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming home Test series against England.

Sri Lanka will end the ongoing international season with the two-match home Test series against England between 19th March and 31st March 2020. It will be part of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship. The effects in the Test Championship points table for this upcoming series has shown below.

Matches in series	Points for a win	Points for a tie	Points for a draw	Points for a defeat
2	60	30	20	0

While both the teams have played two Test series each in the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship, England are standing at the fourth position with 146 points and Sri Lanka are standing at the sixth position with 80 points.

In last January, Sri Lanka played their last Test series against the hosts Zimbabwe which was not the part of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship. Sri Lanka won that two-match away Test series by the 1-0 margin.

Kusal Perera returns to Sri Lanka Test squad

From the last Test series squad, the SLC has changed only one spot for the forthcoming home Test series. Kusal Perera, who played the last Test against New Zealand at Colombo (PSS) in last August, has replaced Lahiru Thirimanne for the upcoming Test series against England.

Kusal Perera, Sri Lanka, Test squad — Kusal Perera (Photo Credit: Getty Images)

However, Perera is doubtful for the opening game of the forthcoming Test series due to the finger injury.

Also, the board earlier added the 22-year-old Test uncapped all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga in the latest Test squad. He won the Player of the Series award during the recent three-match home ODI series against West Indies, where Sri Lanka won by the 3-0 margin.

But Hasaranga will miss out the upcoming Test series due to the left hamstring injury. His replacement for the forthcoming Test series will be announced ahead of the beginning of the Test series.

Last time, when England toured in Sri Lanka in late 2018, they played the three-match Test series and the away side won all the Tests of that series.

Sri Lankan Test squad for the upcoming home series against England: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan.