Sri Lanka’s Chameera out of England tour

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 88run 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Prasad, who has since been replaced by stumper-batsman Kusal Perera, had been undergoing treatment, the board added.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 threetest series begins at Chester-leStreet on Friday.