English pacer Mark Wood has been governed out of the second test of departure of August 28 at Lord’s. Olly Stone has been named as his replacement in the starting line-up.
Earlier after Leicestershire pacer Josh Hull confirmed out of Wood was appointed in the England team for the second Test.
England won the first Test by five wickets after a spirited performance from Sri Lanka in Manchester.
Joe Root scored an unbeaten 62 to guide England to a five-wicket victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Contributions from Daniel Lawrence (34), Harry Brook (32) and Jamie Smith (39) brought them closer to victory.
Meanwhile, England captain Ben Stokes corset outside the test team. A torn left hamstring sustained during The Hundred has ruled Ben Stokes out for the rest of the summer.. This half that he will do it Missing out on the second test against Sri Lanka also.
Meanwhile, Ollie Pope will continue to lead the team in his absence. He won his first Test as captain in Manchester.
He will now look to win at Lord’s and secure a series victory. Meanwhile, Ollie Stons put His first Proof in three years. He played his last Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston in 2021.
England are fourth in the WTC points table, Sri Lanka are fifth
In the absence of Ben Stokes, Joe Root will continue to be the team’s main batsman. He scored 42 and 62 in the two innings of the Test match.
The Sri Lankan bowlers bowled well in both innings and restricted the other batsmen decently. also.
Speaking of Sri Lanka, they It occurred to me A good performance in the first Proof. After being bowled out for 236 in the first innings, they scored 326 in the second. entrance.
England scored 358 in the first innings and managed to bring the score down after an early setback in the second innings.
Heading into the second round, England sits fourth in the WTC points table. and Sri Lanka are in fifth place. The hosts are on a four-match winning streak. victorious three against the West Indies and the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka in On the other hand, they lost to Pakistan at the start of their campaign. Then they won twice against Bangladesh. and now they have Lost to England in the first test.
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Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal although I wasn’t too disappointed after the defeat. saying who can feel very proud of their performance.
“We are delighted as a team, not because of the result, but because of the way we played in this match, which is incredible. In the first half hour of the first day, we lost three wickets. Milan [Rathnayake] “And Dhananjaya batted brilliantly and took us through the game,” Chandimal said.
He further He thanked Asitha Fernando and Prabath Jayasuriya for bringing the visitors back to the competition. in the first Proof. Fernando took six wickets in the first test while Jayasuriya five.
“Bowling-wise, Asitha and Prabath have done a tremendous job throughout the innings. So we have a lot of positives so I am sure we can put up a good fight again at Lord’s and I am sure we can win a match here before we return to Sri Lanka,” he added.
England’s starting XI for their second Test against Sri Lanka
Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith (goalkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, Shoaib Bashir
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