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Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan was ruled out of the third power Test at the Rose Bowl, where Sri Lanka will in its place be led by Kumar Sangakkara.
Dilshan was not capable to bat in the second innings of the second Test at Lord's, having broken his right thumb after two blow on it from England fast bowler Chris Tremlett.
He then sat out the three-day tour match next to Essex at Chelmsford, but only today have Sri Lanka established the opening batsman will not be fit in time to face England again on Thursday.
Team manager Anura Tennekoon said of Dilshan: "He absolutely won't be playing.
"The main reason we've kept him out of this Test match is that, had he played and got another blow while fielding on that thumb, he might have been out for the rest of the tour.
"So as a defensive measure, we have kept him out."
Former captain Sangakkara, who submissive from the role in Tests and limited-overs matches after this year's World Cup, has therefore been convinced to take the job on again.
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