Herath included for second Test

The Sri Lankan selectors have recalled Rangana Herath, the left-arm spinner, in place of Kumar Dharmasena for the second Test against Australia which begins at Kandy on Tuesday.

Herath, now 26-years-old, last played for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in June 2000. He has played three Test matches, including two Tests against Australia on their 1999 tour to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka are expected to abandon their one pace bowler strategy on a pitch that is expected to offer greater assistance to the fast bowlers. Nuwan Zoysa is tipped for a return after his impressive performances during the recent one-day series.

Sri Lanka have also drafted in Saman Jayantha, the uncapped opening batsman, as a standby for Sanath Jayasuriya and Thilan Samaraweera.

Both Jayasuriya, who needed one stitch after splitting the webbing on his right hand, and Samaraweera, who tore a groin muscle in Galle, hope to be fit for the crucial Test and will try to train on Sunday afternoon after the team's arrival in the hill-country capital.

1 Hashan Tillakaratne (capt), 2 Marvan Atapattu, 3 Sanath Jayasuriya, 4 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Thilan Samaraweera, 7 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 8 Avishka Gunawardene, 9 Chaminda Vaas, 10 Nuwan Zoysa, 11 Nuwan Kulasekara, 12 Muttiah Muralitharan, 13 Rangana Herath, 14 Upul Chandana, 15 Kaushal Lokuarachchi, 16 Saman Jayantha (standby)