Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lanka's quickest pace bowler, has been withdrawn from Sri Lanka's squad for Sharjah after suffering from fresh back pains in his lower back.

Fernando had just recovered from a stress fracture in his back after six months out of the game when he complained of soreness in his second game back for the Sinhalese Sports Club.

The national selectors are hopeful that he will recover sufficiently over the next four weeks to tour England, where his extra pace will prove a valuable weapon on the seamer friendly surfaces expected.

Eric Upashantha, who has played 12 ODIs, comes into the squad as his replacement.

Sri Lanka depart for Sharjah on Thursday for the biannual traingular that also includes Pakistan and New Zealand.

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