England Check captain Ben Stokes was carried off the sector on Sunday whereas taking part in for Hundred outfit Northern Superchargers. All-rounder Stokes, 33, suffered an obvious hamstring harm of their match in Manchester and was accompanied into the stands by two Superchargers employees members. He grabbed the again of his left leg whereas in ache on the ground having hit a fast single. England start the primary of their three-match Check collection with Sri Lanka on August 21, on the identical Previous Trafford floor.
In the meantime, England opener Zak Crawley has been dominated out of the forthcoming Check collection towards Sri Lanka because of a damaged finger.
Crawley has been dominated out after he fractured the little finger on his proper hand whereas making an attempt to take a catch through the latest third Check victory over the West Indies.
The 26-year-old will change his consideration to being match for England’s tour of Pakistan in October.
Ben Stokes needed to be carried from the sector after struggling an harm taking part in for Northern Superchargers within the Hundred
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With Crawley sidelined, Dan Lawrence is ready to open alongside Ben Duckett.
Lawrence has been included in a number of England squads however has not performed a Check since 2022.
The 27-year-old moved from Essex to Surrey over the winter and has made a formidable begin to the County Championship season, averaging 53.09 at a strike fee of 74.68 with two centuries and three fifties.
England made a variety of modifications to their aspect forward of the West Indies collection, handing Check debuts to Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, and there’s now a primary call-up for Essex batsman Jordan Cox.
The 23-year-old has been concerned within the England set-up beforehand after becoming a member of the white-ball tour of Pakistan in 2022 and might be trying to make his worldwide bow towards Sri Lanka.
Uncapped seamer Dillon Pennington, who was within the squad for the 3-0 collection win over the West Indies, joins Crawley on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring harm taking part in for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.
Pennington is more likely to be sidelined for the remainder of the English summer season.
Nottinghamshire seam bowler Olly Stone returns to the Check squad for the primary time since 2021 and might be hoping so as to add to his three Check caps.
The primary Check towards Sri Lanka begins at Previous Trafford on August 21, with the second match at Lord’s and the third at The Oval.
England squad for the Check collection towards Sri Lanka:
Ben Stokes (capt), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wooden.
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