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picked for Lanka tour
All-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas was named in Englands squad
of 15 for Octobers one-day international tour of Sri Lanka.
English-born Mascarenhas whose parents are from Sri Lanka shone
with both bat and ball in Englands 4-3 one-day series win
over India.
The squad also included Nottinghamshire 28-year-old off-spinner
Graeme Swann and Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright.
England will play a five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka
starting on October 1 at Dambulla and conclude their tour on October
13 with the fifth match at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
England squad: Paul Collingwood (Durham, capt), James Anderson (Lancashire),
Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Stuart Broad (Leicestershire),
Alastair Cook (Essex), Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire), Dimitri Mascarenhas
(Hampshire), Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire),
Matthew Prior (Sussex), Owais Shah (Middlesex), Ryan Sidebottom
(Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Luke Wright (Sussex).
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