Tillakaratne, 36, stepped down as captain after Sri Lanka lost all three Tests against Ricky Ponting's Australians last month to suffer their first-ever whitewash in a home series.

The left-hander, who scored 4,545 runs in 83 Tests with 11 centuries, had then said he would be available for selection only as a batsman.

TEST SQUAD
Marvan Atapattu (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Russel Arnold, Saman Jayantha, Thilina Kandamby, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Farveez Maharoof, Upul Chandana, Rangana Herath, Ian Daniel, Prasanna Jayawardene.