England Nationwide Cricket Staff Take a look at captain Ben Stokes has been credited extremely for the turnaround of the workforce within the longest format of the sport. Underneath his management the Three Lions have been sensational within the format, successful video games each at dwelling in addition to abroad.
Underneath his captaincy, England began the summed of 2024 on excessive. They defeated West Indies Nationwide Cricket Staff by the margin of 3-0. The hosts at the moment are all set to lock horns with Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Staff within the three-match Take a look at collection, which would be the second collection of the summer season.
The Take a look at collection between the England Nationwide Cricket Staff and the Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Staff will start on Tuesday (twenty first August) on the Previous Trafford in Manchester. The second sport of the collection is scheduled to happen from August 29 whereas the final sport of the collection will likely be performed at The Oval from September 6.
Forward of the Take a look at collection, England confronted a large blow as skipper Stokes was dominated out of all the collection. The all-rounder sustained the harm enjoying within the Hundred for Northern Superchargers in opposition to Manchester Originals. He clutched his hamstring whereas making an attempt to take the fast single.
Stokes was down on the ground after which needed to be helped on the sector and returned to the workforce dugout with crutches. The scans additional revealed that his harm was severe and never simply the Sri Lanka Checks, he will not be capable to play all the English summer season.
Ben Stokes joins up with the Take a look at squad in Manchester to assist advise the workforce forward of the collection opener
Within the absence of Ben Stokes, the England Nationwide Cricket Staff appointed Ollie Pope as Take a look at captain of the workforce for the collection in opposition to the Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Staff. The precise-hander is the vice-captain of the workforce and can be eager to start out his captaincy tenure on excessive.
Because the England Nationwide Cricket Staff obtained into the groove for the primary Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka, skipper Ben Stokes made positive that he made his presence felt. The all-rounder joined up with the Take a look at squad in Manchester to assist the workforce forward of the collection opener.
Not solely simply Ben Stokes, England may even be with out the companies of Zak Crawley. The opening batter will likely be lacking the collection because of the fractured proper little finger, an harm which he sustained through the third sport of the Take a look at collection in opposition to West Indies Nationwide Cricket Staff.
In his absence, Dan Lawrence will likely be opening the innings within the three-match collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. This would be the first time he will likely be opening the innings. He has performed 11 Checks and has scored 4 fifties with a better of 91, however all has come batting within the center order.
England even have introduced their enjoying XI for the primary Take a look at. The workforce has Harry Brook because the vice-captain. Within the absence of Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley, Matthew Potts and Dan Lawrence have been included within the XI.
