Atapattu doubtful for England

Published April 8, 2006

COLOMBO, April 7: Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu remains a serious injury concern for the Test and one-day tour of England starting later this month.

Atapattu, 35, was forced out of the recent home Pakistan series with a painful lower back injury that left him with numbness in his legs.

Sri Lanka's selectors are meeting next week to finalise their selections and Atapattu will be given until April 16, three days before the squad departs, to prove his fitness.—Reuters

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