da marjack bet： Marvan Atapattu chance’s of playing a part in the forthcoming NatWesttriangular series have been boosted by the news that his finger injury isnot as bad as expected
CricInfo20-Jun-2002Marvan Atapattu chance’s of playing a part in the forthcoming NatWesttriangular series have been boosted by the news that his finger injury isnot as bad as expected.Atapattu, hit on the hand by a delivery from Andrew Flintoff, saw aspecialist on Tuesday, who revealed that he had merely aggravated an oldfracture in his right index finger and sustained severe bruising.Atapattu is attempting to get hold of the sort of finger protector worn by, among others, England’s Alec Stewart, in order to guard his damaged digit while batting.Team manager, Chandra Shaffter, described Atapattu’s chances of playing inone-day series starting 27th June at Trent Bridge as "good," although thedecision to play will be "left entirely to Marvan."Aravinda de Silva remains on stand-by and did not depart on Tuesday with theother Test specialists. However, is not currently touring with the team.Sri Lanka started a series of warm-up matches at Hove. They will alsoplay at Taunton, Bristol and Northampon before their first game againstEngland at Nottingham.