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England vs Sri Lanka Test Series: The England cricket team won the series against West Indies 3-0. Now England has to play a Test series against Sri Lanka, which will start from August 21. The team has been announced for this. England’s captain is Ben Stokes. Ollie Pope has been made the vice-captain. But due to injury, England’s star batsman Jack Crowley and fast bowler Dillian Pennington are out of the series. Most of the players in the England team have got a place who were involved in the series against West Indies.
These players were out due to injury
England Cricket said in its press release that opener batsman Jack Crowley fractured his right little finger during the third Test against the West Indies. At the same time, bowler Dillion Pennington, who was included in the Test team against the West Indies, has been ruled out of the series due to a hamstring injury while playing in The Hundred tournament. Essex’s Jordan Cox has been included in the Test team for the first time after a brilliant season in the County Championship.
This player returned to the test team after three years
Ollie Stone has been included in the team in place of Dillian Pennington, who has returned to the Test team after three years. Ollie Stone has performed well for some time now. He was seen in good form in the Hundred for London Spirit. The England team will play the first Test match against Sri Lanka on 21 August. The second match will be played on 29 August and the third match on 6 September.
England’s team is currently at the sixth position in the World Test Championship points table. They have played only 13 matches so far, out of which they have won 6, lost 6 and drawn one match. England’s PCT is 36.54.
Test series schedule between England and Sri Lanka:
First Test: 21-25 August 2024, Manchester
2nd Test: 29 August–2 September 2024, London
3rd Test: 6–10 September 2024, London
England Test squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka:
Ben Stokes (captain), Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (vice-captain), Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir, Ollie Stone, Matt Potts.
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