ECB announces Sri Lanka tour

The England and Wales Cricket Board is delighted to announce that Sri Lanka will tour England and Wales in April and May 2009.

Sri Lanka has agreed to play two npower Test matches and three NatWest Series one-day internationals as well as a match against England Lions at Derby.

David Collier, the ECB chief executive, said: "We are delighted that Sri Lanka will tour in the early part of next summer.

"The strong and close relationship which we built up during our recent winter tours to Sri Lanka allowed the ECB, at short notice, to be able to approach Sri Lanka and confirm their availability for the international matches in the early part of next summer."

Full Sri Lanka itinerary

April 21-23: v Leicestershire (Leicester)

April 25-27: v Essex (Chelmsford)

April 30-May 3: v England Lions (Derby)

May 7-11: 1st npower Test (Lord’s)

May 15-19: 2nd npower Test (Chester-le-Street)

May 21: v Somerset (Taunton)

May 24: 1st NatWest Series ODI (Bristol)

May 27: 2nd NatWest ODI (Edgbaston)

May 30: 3rd NatWest Series ODI (Headingley Carnegie)