He looks certain to be named in Australia's squad for the World Cup in West Indies and the United States
Sri Lanka's Chameera out of England tour with injury
Sri Lankan paceman Dushmantha Chameera will return home from England with a lower back injury, his country's cricket board announced on Tuesday, compounding the team's woes on the tour.
Published : 24 May 2016, 01:22 PM
Updated : 24 May 2016, 01:42 PM
The islanders lost pace bowler Dhammika Prasad to a shoulder injury even before the first Test at Leeds, which England wrapped up inside three days.
Even in that innings and 88-run defeat, the 24-year-old Chameera managed to impress by dismissing top scorer Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad in England's first innings.
"Chameera ... underwent an MRI/CT Scan this morning, which has indicated a stress fracture to his lower back, and medical recommendation is treatment and rest for as much as four months," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
The team would name a replacement soon, it added.
Prasad, who has since been replaced by stumper-batsman Kusal Perera, had been undergoing treatment, the board added.
The second match of the three-Test series begins at Chester-le-Street on Friday.
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