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England will now play fourth ODI against Sri Lanka on December 7

Image: Premadasa Stadium: Venue for England's fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka

England will play the fourth one-day international on their forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka a day later than initially scheduled.

The fourth match of seven, which will be played at Colombo's Premadasa Stadium, has been put back from Saturday December 6 to Sunday December 7.

Sri Lanka Cricket has informed the England and Wales Cricket Board of the switch, which has been made because of religious observance of Poya Day on December 6.

The preceding ODI in Hambantota will take place as scheduled on December 3, but has had a reserve day added on December 4.

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There will no longer be a reserve day possible for the fourth match.

England start the tour with two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka A in Colombo on November 21 and November 23.

The ODI series then gets under way with a day-night contest at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on November 26 and concludes at the same venue with another day-nighter on December 16.

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