England named their playing XI for the third and final Test of their home series against Sri Lanka, with young seamer Josh Hull set to get his maiden Test cap.
While England secured a series-winning 190-run victory against Australia, Pope's poor run of form in the Test series, just 30 runs in four innings so far, is a highlight of the three-match affair so far. In the Test series, he has had a very bad success rate while using the Decision Review S
Joe Root and Gus Atkinson were the standouts as England secured a 190 run win over Sri Lanka to take the three-match series 2-0. While Root continued getting closer to Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's run tally with twin centuries, that helped him surpass former skipper Alastair Cook's century
Ahead of Lord's Test against Sri Lanka, England stand-in skipper Ollie Pope is confident the hosts are fully prepared for the fixture and they win the clash in order to seal the series.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is on track to recover from the hamstring injury that he sustained before the two-match series against Sri Lanka, according to a report from ESPNcricinfo.
Uncapped English fast bowler Josh Hull will replace Mark Wood in the remaining two Test matches of the series against Sri Lanka after the 34-year-old suffered a right thigh muscle strain while bowling in the second innings of the Manchester Test, according to the ICC.
Big Bash League franchise Adelaide Strikers roped in England's stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope. West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein joined Sydney Sixers.
A tear in his left hamstring, sustained during The Hundred ruled Stokes out for the remainder of the English summer. Consequently, he will miss the two-match series against Sri Lanka. England opted not to name a replacement for Stokes in their squad for the Sri Lanka series. In his absence,
The teams will be lining up for a moment of applause before their national anthems at the Old Trafford Stadium, with a tribute video being played on the big screen. Broadcaster Sky Sports will also be paying tribute to the batter in their coverage.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday named their squad for the first Test match against England. The first Test match will be starting from Wednesday and will go on till Sunday.