- England have recalled seamer Matthew Potts for the primary Take a look at v Sri Lanka
- Gus Atkinson will transfer as much as No 8 in Ollie Pope’s first Take a look at in cost
England have recalled Durham seamer Matthew Potts for Wednesday’s first Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka, pushing Gus Atkinson as excessive as No 8 in a reconfiguration caused by the damage to Ben Stokes.
With England unwilling to danger a four-man assault in what might be Ollie Pope’s first Take a look at in cost whereas Stokes recovers from the hamstring damage sustained throughout The Hundred, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will transfer up a spot to No 6, with Chris Woakes at No 7.
For Potts, who has performed solely Take a look at – in opposition to Eire – since August 2022, it’s a likelihood to construct on the impression he made on debut in opposition to New Zealand two years in the past, when he had match figures of seven for 68 at Lord’s.
England have recalled Durham seamer Matthew Potts for the primary Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka
Gus Atkinson is at No 8 in a reconfiguration caused by the damage to Ben Stokes
Dan Lawrence will exchange the injured Zak Crawley on the prime of the order for England
Ollie Pope will take cost of a Take a look at match for the primary time resulting from Stokes’ hamstring damage
And whereas his type for Durham this season has not been spectacular – his 21 wickets in division one of many county championship – have value almost 34 apiece, he has an essential advocate in Stokes, and carried out nicely for England Lions in India over the winter.
With Dan Lawrence changing the injured Zak Crawley on the prime of the order in his first Take a look at because the tour of the West Indies that marked the top of the Joe Root period in early 2022, England have a new-look crew for the second time this summer season – having made modifications forward of the 3-0 win over West Indies.
Harry Brook, in the meantime, might be Pope’s vice-captain for the three-match collection. Many imagine he might but overtake Pope and turn out to be Stokes’s long-term substitute, with Mail Sport’s Nasser Hussain arguing he’s one to look at.
