The players had signed the England tour declaration last morning following a protracted and still-unsettled dispute over their annual contracts with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Sri Lanka are scheduled to play three T20Is followed by three ODIs, between 23 June and 4 July in England. They have only signed the tour declaration for the England series alone. A second-string sideEven before the discussions came to an end on Monday between the two parties, there were social media posts that named the “Sri Lanka second-string side”. Leadership rolesKusal Perera and Kusal Mendis will respectively be the Captain and Vice Captain of the Sri Lanka ODI side while the former will be the T20I Captain.
