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Sri Lanka elect to bat in 1st ODI vs England October 01, 2007 14:53 IST Sri Lanka picked a four-man pace attack with all rounder Farveez Maharoof taking the place of injured spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. England chose off spinning all rounder Graham Swann ahead of left-arm spinner Monty Panesar [Images], who had been expected to play but makes way to balance the team in the absence of the injured Andrew Flintoff [Images]. Phil Mustard, 24, makes his debut as England wicket-keeper and is expected to open the batting with Matt Prior [Images] still out with a broken thumb. The five-match series includes three day-night matches in Dambulla and two day-night games in Colombo next week. Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene [Images] (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Jehan Mubarak, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas [Images], Lasith Malinga [Images], Dilhara Fernando England: Paul Collingwood [Images] (capt), Alastair Cook [Images], Phil Mustard (wk), Ian Bell [Images], Kevin Pietersen [Images], Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson
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