ENG vs SL: England name replacement for injured Mark Wood; announces the playing XI of the King’s Test

In England confirm those playing XI in the second Test against Sri Lankawith a significant change in their bowling attack. The pacer’s name is written to replace the injured Mark Woodruled out the rest of the series due to right muscle strain. The change is the only change made by the management for the second Test of the three-match series, which is scheduled to begin on August 29 at Lord’s.

Mark Wood replacement

Right hand fast bowler Olly Stonewho last appeared in England in June 2021 in a home series against them New Zealandhe is about to return to Test cricket. Stone, 30, has played three Test matches for England, taking 10 wickets at 19.40. His inclusion comes after Wood, who was a key part of England’s attack, suffered a thigh injury on the third day of the Old Trafford Test against Sri Lanka.

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The ECB’s selection strategy

Initially, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) called the left-arm seamer Josh Hull instead of Wood. However, Hull has not been included in the Lord’s Test squad. Instead, England opted for the experienced Stone, who was part of the squad but was released for County Championship duties alongside an unknown batsman. Jordan Cox.

Impact of injuries and team reviews

England have faced many injury problems ahead of this Test. Captain Ben Stokes He remains out due to an injury sustained in Hundred 2024, and opens Zak Crawley not available due to a broken finger made in time The West Indies Tests. Despite these challenges, the rest of the team remained unchanged from the first Test. Dan Lawrencewho came in as opener in place of Crawley, retained his position after hitting 30 and 34 in the first game of the series.

England playing XI for the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka:

Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, ⁠Olly Stone, ⁠Shoaib Bashir

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