Sri Lanka axe batsman Thilan Samaraweera

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Sri Lanka have dropped middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera from their first Test squad to face England in Kandy, starting on 1 December.
Samaraweera, who featured on the recent Australia tour, hit 142 against England in the Colombo Test in 2004.
Left-arm seamer Sujeewa de Silva replaces Farveez Maharoof (ankle) in the 14 but is not expected to play unless further injuries hit.
Four openers have been named after the retirement of veteran Marvan Atapattu.
Two of Sanath Jayasuriya, Michael Vandort, Upul Tharanga and Jehan Mubarak will occupy the opening slots, with a third batting down the order, perhaps at five.