Sri Lanka named the squad first two One Day Internationals with the inclusion of schoolboy cricketer and Sri Lanka Under-19s opener Avishka Fernando and leg spinner Amila Aponso.
Fernando was named into the squad after his impressive performances, which includes two back-to-back centuries against England Under-19s last week.
Aponso had a reasonable run with the Sri Lanka Development side that toured to South Africa recently.
Veteran opener TM Dilshan too will make a comeback after withdrawing from the disastrous tour to England while Dilruwan Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana and Thisara Perera have been included into the 16-man squad.
Sri Lanka will play their first ODI against Australia at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday (21).
Sri Lanka squad for ODIs 1 and 2: Angelo Mathews (Capt), TM Dilshan, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dilruwan Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Lakshan Sandakan, Avishka Fernando, Amila Aponso, Thisara Perera.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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