Eng vs SL 1st Test: England Name Their Playing XI
England
named their playing XI for the first test match against Sri Lanka to be played
at Old Trafford, Manchester starting from 21st August onwards.
Dan
Lawrence and Ben Duckett would open the innings for England in the first test.
Zak Crawley has been ruled out of the series due to an injury. Ollie Pope would
be hoping to lead from the front coming at number 3.
The experienced
Joe Root will bat at number 4. He would look to create an impact with the bat
and ensure England registers victory. Harry Brook has been appointed as the
vice-captain and will come at number 5. His performance in the West Indies
series looked impressive with superb knocks.
Jamie Smith
performed brilliantly in his debut series against West Indies to retain his
place. He will come at the number 6th spot and will look to showcase
his batting prowess.
The pace
bowling options include Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson &Mark Wood. Atkinson performed
brilliantly in his debut series against West Indies. Matthew Pots will be
returning to the squad after recovering from an injury. Shoaib Bashir will be the
lone spinner included in the playing XI during the first test against Sri
Lanka.
England
would look to dominate Sri Lanka
The England
Cricket Team would look to showcase their domination at home after a 3-0 whitewash
against West Indies.
Despite Ben
Stokes not being there in the squad, England looks strong to defeat Sri Lanka
in the Test series and move ahead in the ICC World Test championship points
table.
Here we
look at the England’s squad for the first test match against Sri Lanka
Dan Lawrence,
Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (C), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (WK), Chris
Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Pots, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.
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