First Test: England v Sri Lanka
- Venue: Cardiff
- Date: 26-30 June
- Start time: 1100 BST each day
- Coverage: Live ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 Long Wave & BBC Sport website; live video scorecard on Red Button (not Freeview); live text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobiles; watch live on Sky Sports (subscription required); highlights on Channel 5
Maharoof last played a Test in 2007 but has been in good form for Lancashire Sri Lanka have called seam bowler Farveez Maharoof into their squad as cover for Thursday's first Test against England in Cardiff.
Maharoof, 26, was not originally selected but is in England as Lancashire's overseas player for 2011.However, he featured in Sri Lanka's opening tour match against Middlesex as some players were still taking part in the Indian Premier League.
Paceman Dilhara Fernando is thought to be struggling with a knee problem.
He played through pain to take three wickets in each innings in Sri Lanka's 38-run win against England Lions at the weekend.
The tourists are already missing pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, who has retired from Test cricket to prolong his one-day career.
But Maharoof, a veteran of 20 Tests and 94 one-day internationals, would be an experienced alternative to Fernando.
Sri Lanka's other seam bowlers have played only eight Tests between them - left-armer Chanaka Welegedara (six) and Suranga Lakmal (two), while Thisara Perera is yet to play a Test despite featuring in limited-overs matches. Nuwan Pradeep is awaiting his international debut.
A Sri Lanka spokesman said: "Maharoof has been called up and is already with us.
"He will be cover for one or two nagging injuries which we will be assessing."
Maharoof made his Test debut in 2004 but has not featured since November 2007.
However, he has taken eight County Championship wickets at an average of 30.25 in three games for Lancashire, while also averaging 65.33 with the bat after scoring a century on his debut against Somerset.
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