1 October 2007, Dambulla
ONE-DAY SERIES, Dambulla:
Sri Lanka v England
Match starts at 1000 BST
England begin their bid for a first one-day series win in Sri Lanka when the first of five matches gets under way in Dambulla at 1000 BST. The tourists have won only one of their previous nine ODIs on the island. Durham keeper Phil Mustard is expected to make his debut, and spinner Muttiah Muralitharan misses out for Sri Lanka. "Sri Lanka are very difficult to beat in their own backyard and if you succeed it's very satisfying," England skipper Paul Collingwood said. Sri Lanka v England
Match starts at 1000 BST
LATEST ACTION AS IT HAPPENS (ALL TIMES BST)
e-mail tms@bbc.co.uk (with 'For Mark Mitchener' in the subject) or use 606 TOSS NEWS: Paul Collingwood calls incorrectly, Mahela Jayawardene elects to bat first. 0932: Here's the England team - Alastair Cook, Phil Mustard (wk), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood (capt), Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson. Changes from the last 50-over (against India at Lord's) see Mustard make his debut for the injured Matt Prior, and he'll open with Cook who replaces Luke Wright. 0924: Some pre-match stats from my ever-efficient "gaffer" Paul Grunill - England have played twice at Dambulla and lost both times, by five wickets in 2001 and by 10 wickets in 2003 (after being bowled out for 88). Sri Lanka have played 15 ODIs on this ground, won 12 and lost three. 0922: Swanny's only previous one-day international outing for England was on 23 January 2000, against South Africa in Bloemfontein. He bowled five wicketless overs for 24 runs (one fewer over than Graeme Hick, who took 1-32) and didn't bat. 0920: A very good morning - and the first shock news from Dambulla is that the Montster has been dropped. England have picked Nottinghamshire's Graeme Swann as their spinner, ahead of Monty Panesar. Full teams as we get them.
Source: BBC Sport
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