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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.
The board said it asked Mathews to step down and allow Dinesh Chandimal to lead Sri Lanka against England in all three formats of the game.
The sacking followed Sri Lanka's drubbing in the Asia Cup, with losses to lower-ranked Afghanistan and Bangladesh ensuring its quick exit from the competition.
Sri Lanka squad:
Test: Dinesh Chandimal (C), Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya De Silva, Roshen Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, M Pushpakumara, A Dananjaya, S Lakmal, K Rajitha, L Kumara, L Sandakan, N Dickwella
ODI: Dinesh Chandimal (C), Upul Tharanga, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, A Dananjaya, D Chameera, Lasith Malinga, A Aponso, L Sandakan, N Pradeep, K Rajitha, Kusal Janith Perera
(With AFP inputs)
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