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COLOMBO, May 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, already out of his country's first test against England on May 16, is also likely to miss the second test that begins on May 30, cricket officials said on Tuesday.

Muralitharan, 30, is recovering in Australia after tearing ligaments in his left shoulder during the Sharjah Cup final against Pakistan in April.

"He is very determined, but it's unlikely he will play in the second test," the Sri Lankan Cricket Board's interim secretary Kushil Gunasekera told Reuters on the sidelines of a news conference.

Board chairman Hemaka Amarasuriya told reporters the bowler's shoulder was in a brace supported by pulleys.

A doctor will see Muralitharan next Monday to decide if the shoulder has healed enough to remove the brace and the team should know next week whether he would be able to play in the third test starting on June 13.

Muralitharan became the youngest bowler to take 400 test wickets last year. 

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