Injuries cause selection problems for Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka chances of making a comeback in the second Castle Lager/MTN Test at Centurion starting Friday 15 November has been dealt a further blow with an injury to their captain.

Sanath Jayasuriya ran into a teammate during a warm-up before net practice at the Wanderers and sprained his ankle. He left the field on a stretcher and spent the rest of the day with an ice pack on his foot. X-rays have shown no major damage but the swelling has virtually ruled him out of the second Test.

According to the team's physiotherapist, Alex Kontouri, the chances of him playing on Friday were virtually zero.

Match winning spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has also recieved bad news. He will be missing the five One-day Internationals. Consulting a doctor after a Andrew Hall delivery struck him in the groin he learned that he would have to undergo hernia surgery after the test. He will return to Sri Lanka for an operation immediately after the test.