Cricket officials said fitness concerns forced them to drop Mathews. However, he was retained in the Test squad, officials said. "I have been made the scapegoat in this entire saga of Sri Lanka's dismal performance against Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the Asia Cup," Mathews said in a letter to Sri Lanka Cricket after he was sacked earlier this week as ODI and T20 captain.
Sri Lanka ODI & Test squad to play against England #SLvENG #SLC #LKA pic.twitter.com/W07n7chTSP
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) September 26, 2018
Sri Lanka squad:
Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Niroshan Dikwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga, Amila Aponso, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun Rajitha and Kusal Perera.