Captain Angelo Mathews is relishing the prospect of Sri Lanka returning to Headingley after making history there two years ago but vowed there would be no resting on past glories.
The Lankans clinched their first series win in England back in 2014 when a gripping final day in Leeds went down to the penultimate ball of the match, James Anderson's dismissal to a bouncer cruelly ending home hopes of a draw.
It also meant Moeen Ali's day-long vigil and maiden Test century went in vain - he finished unbeaten on 108 - with Sri Lanka taking the series 1-0 after the 100-run win.
While England will look for revenge, Mathews' side will aim to begin where they left off when the tour proper begins at Headingley on May 19.
At the team's pre-departure press conference on Wednesday, Mathews, who scored 160 in the second innings in that June 2014 win, said: "It was my best game so far.
"We all will cherish winning in England for the rest of our lives. (But) we have to move on to the future. (The previous game) has gone down as history.
"We will be remembered. But if we can repeat it once again, this time it will all be remembered."
Sri Lanka's coach is once again Graham Ford, the South African joining for his second stint in February this year. His first spell had ended just a few months before Sri Lanka's win in England, as Ford linked up with Surrey.
Ford will be tasked with ensuring Sri Lanka's experienced bowling attack can deliver once again, and even on seamer-friendly pitches, spinner Rangana Herath could prove a key performer, having recently retired from the shorter formats to focus on Test cricket.
More importantly it is the team's young crop of batsmen that will be under pressure, with the likes of Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan retired from the game, leaving massive gaps in experience.
Ford said, on the team's YouTube channel: "In our batting group, having lost a couple of senior players, there are some new young guys who have come in.
"They've worked extremely hard in the last few weeks. We've been fortunate enough in Colombo to train on some pitches that are similar to what we're likely to get in England.
"It is a massive challenge going to England. Any team that goes to England in the early summer finds it hard. But especially coming from the subcontinent, it's more of an adjustment.
"It has been documented that it's a team in transition. But it's quite exciting to see how the young guns step up to the plate.
"Of course it's going to be a huge mental challenge for them, because it is going to be about grinding out big hundreds. A lot of that comes from having done it and experience."
Source: PA
