London :
England named a 14-member squad for his or her upcoming three-match Take a look at sequence towards Sri Lanka. Designated opener Zak Crawley will miss the sequence after he sustained a fracture on his proper little finger in England’s third Take a look at towards the West Indies. Together with this seamer Dillon Pennington may even miss out on the sequence after sustaining a hamstring damage whereas enjoying for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred competitors.
Pennington was with England’s squad for his or her three-match sequence towards the West Indies final month. The Three Lions Take a look at skipper Ben Stokes was impressed with the 25-year-old and acknowledged that Pennington could be “able to go” if his providers have been wanted towards Sri Lanka.
The 25-year-old has been one of many standout quicks within the ongoing County Championship this season. For Nottinghamshire, he picked up 31 wickets at 23.80 in eight appearances.
Because of the absence of those two gamers, Jordan Cox and Olly Stone obtained call-ups to the Take a look at staff.
Cox options as a middle-order batter with Essex. He was part of the England white-ball setup throughout their tour of Pakistan final yr.
Cox has been the main run-scorer for Essex on this season’s County Championship, racking up 763 runs at a median of 69.36, with three tons to his title.
For Stone, the Sri Lanka sequence marks his return to the England line-up for the primary time since 2021. The Nottinghamshire speedster has performed three Assessments, choosing up 10 wickets within the course of at a median of 19.4.
England squad: Ben Stokes (c), 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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