Sri Lanka plan to attack Bangladesh

Published September 12, 2005

COLOMBO, Sept 11: Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu said on Sunday he has no plans to experiment with his team against Bangladesh in their two-Test series starting at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Monday. “I am not fond of throwing away Test caps. They are meant to be earned,” said Atapattu.

“It’s true that you have got to groom younger players, but just because it’s Bangladesh you don’t throw away 15 Test caps,” added Atapattu.

Teams (from):

SRI LANKA: Marvan Atapattu (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Russel Arnold, Gayan Wijekoon, Dilhara Fernando, Shantha Kalavithigoda.

BANGLADESH: Habibul Bashar (captain), Javed Omer, Shahriar Nafees, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Manjural Islam, Khaled Mashud, Mohammed Rafique, Syed Rasel, Tushar Imran, Talha Jubair, Enamul Haque Junior, Nafees Iqbal and Shahadat Hossain.

Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan).

TV umpire: Peter Manuel (Sri Lanka).

Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies).—AFP

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