Our information to all the pieces it is advisable know as England kick off their three-match Take a look at collection in opposition to Sri Lanka…
When are the Checks going down?
There are three Take a look at matches going down between England and Sri Lanka from August 21 by means of until September 10.
Emirates Previous Trafford will host the primary Take a look at, Lord’s the second, and the Kia Oval will spherical off the collection.
- 1st Take a look at: England v Sri Lanka, 21-25 August 2024, Emirates Previous Trafford, Manchester
- 2nd Take a look at: England v Sri Lanka, 29 August-2 September 2024, Lord’s Cricket Floor, London
- third Take a look at: England v Sri Lanka, 6-10 September 2024, Kia Oval, London
Who’s within the England squad?
England will probably be with out their skipper Ben Stokes for the collection after he was carried off holding his left hamstring whereas enjoying for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.
They will even be lacking injured opener Zak Crawley after he fractured the little finger on his proper hand throughout the third Take a look at victory over the West Indies at Trent Bridge.
Uncapped batter Jordan Cox and quick bowler Olly Stone earned name ups to the squad however haven’t been included in England’s workforce that was named on Monday.
Dan Lawrence will open the batting in Crawley’s absence whereas seam bowler Matthew Potts is about to play his first Take a look at since final summer season at dwelling to Eire that means wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will transfer up a spot within the order to 6 and Chris Woakes to seven.
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England batter Dan Lawrence says the sport plan in opposition to Sri Lanka will not change beneath stand-in captain Ollie Pope who leads the workforce within the absence of the injured Ben Stokes
England XI to face Sri Lanka
Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wooden, Shoaib Bashir.
England vice-captain Ollie Pope will skipper his nation for the primary time, giving him an opportunity to see what messaging, manner, and contributions he can carry to the function.
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Sky Sports activities’ Nick Knight discusses what Ollie Pope’s stint as England captain will seem like with former England captains Nasser Hussain, Eoin Morgan and Michael Atherton
How have the edges been performing?
England enter the collection after a 3-0 collection sweep in opposition to West Indies and a convincing one at that.
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Gus Atkinson impressed on his Take a look at debut in opposition to the West Indies at Lord’s earlier this summer season
They received the primary Take a look at at Lord’s by an innings and 114 runs, the second at Trent Bridge by 241 runs, and the third at Edgbaston by 10 wickets, Gus Atkinson saying himself in worldwide pink ball cricket with 22 wickets throughout the three video games.
Sri Lanka head into the collection on the again of an historic ODI collection victory over India in Colombo, an actual confidence booster simply two weeks out from the collection beginning.
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Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain have each been impressed by Gus Atkinson’s performances in England’s Take a look at collection win over the West Indies
They secured the collection victory with an emphatic 110-run victory over India within the third one-day worldwide to win the three-match collection 2-0. India had not misplaced a bilateral ODI collection to Sri Lanka since 1997.
Six gamers from Sri Lanka’s ODI squad – Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando – have been included within the Take a look at squad.
Sri Lanka final beat England in a Take a look at collection in 2014 once they received the two-match collection 1-0 after the primary sport at Lord’s led to a draw.
What comes subsequent?
Subsequent up on the worldwide calendar for England is a three-match T20I collection then a five-match ODI collection in opposition to Australia, with all matches dwell on Sky Sports activities.
England vs Australia: T20I Sequence
- September 11: 1st Males’s IT20 – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
- September 13: 2nd Males’s IT20 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- September 15: third Males’s IT20 – Emirates Previous Trafford, Manchester
England vs Australia: ODI Sequence
September 19: 1st ODI- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
September 21: 2nd ODI – Headingley, Leeds
September 24: third ODI – Seat Distinctive Riverside, Chester-le-Avenue
September 27: 4th ODI – Lord’s, London
September 29: fifth ODI- Seat Distinctive Stadium, Bristol
How can I watch the primary Take a look at?
Watch the primary Take a look at between England and Sri Lanka on Wednesday August 21 on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Most important Occasion from 10am.
England’s three-Take a look at collection in opposition to Sri Lanka will get beneath method at Emirates Previous Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday August 21. Watch dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 10am (first ball bowled at 11am).
