Olly Stone replacing him likewise caused some injury to Dillon Pennington.
After Zak Crawley was ruled out with a broken hand, Dan Lawrence will start the bat in England's three-match Examine series against Sri Lanka. Olly Stone has taken the place of Dillon Pennington after he injured his hamstring while playing in the Hundred, while Jordan Cox, who is uncapped across forms, has been made the squad's reserve flour.
Crawley injured the little hand on his right side during England's ten-wicket win against West Indies at Edgbaston next year, when dropping a find in the slip. He is no longer eligible for Hundred and the Sri Lanka collection because of a bone that has since been confirmed. He is aiming to return in time for England's Test journey to Pakistan in October.
Ben Stokes deputised as Ben Duckett's starting companion at Edgbaston, hitting a record-breaking 24-ball half-century, but Lawrence did take up the role against Sri Lanka. From No. 1 to No. 1, he has batted in every location. 3-7 during his 11 Testing but is not a professional opening, having filled the role seven occasions in his first-class profession- including double as a pinch-hitter.
England vs Sri Lanka lights
August 21-25- 1st Evaluation, ManchesterAugust 29-September 2- 2nd Check, Lord'sSeptember 6-10- 3rd Test, The Rectangular
Since Joe Root's last set as captain against West Indies in first 2022, Lawrence has been England's reserve flour for the past year. The fact that England chose to advertise a middle-order batter over drafting a professional opening underscores their preference for players ' attributes over their county-level results.
Cox, 23, may start the series as England's extra flour. His first call-up since joining Essex from his childhood club Kent was the result of an exceptional time. After having surgery on his appendix, he recently returned to aggressive cricket with the Oval Invincibles and has made three Championship works for Essex. He made 73 runs at 69.36. On the Pakistan journey, he is likely to be their backup bowler.
Cox was out for a stroll in Battersea Park with his partner when he learned of his call-up, first missing Brendon McCullum's visit. " I got a word saying,' Give me a visit again, it's Baz,'" he told Sky Sports. " I immediately called back- very fast, just in case he asked someone else to join the squad … My profile picture on WhatsApp is me putting, and he generally asked,' Did you drop that putt?'"
He admitted that he "had n't also thought" about the possibility of a Test call-up, having formerly been part of a T20I club two years ago. " I've been thinking more about the white-ball part of it", Cox said. " I really thought there are so many great people out that, and I thought, I'm not going to be in that but, if ever, so to get this visit was quite awesome".
After suffering a hamstring injury on Friday night during the line ' debut, Northern Superchargers, ESPNcricinfo revealed on Sunday night that Pennington was a significant uncertainty for the series. Before the Edgbaston Test, Stokes predicted that Pennington had become "ready to come" against Sri Lanka if chosen, but he is now expected to lose the remainder of the English summer. Pat Brown has been kept as include by Compressors.
Stone, whose past Check came against New Zealand in June 2021, has been plagued by wounds in the past three decades but returns to the club in Pennington's area. In his three Test appearances to date, he has taken ten wickets at 19.40 and just taken ten Championship innings this year at 47.00.
Sam Cook, the excellent bowler in the Championship in recent years, has been overlooked following his returning from a quadriceps injuries, while Matthew Potts will stay with the crew after running the drinks during the West Indies series. The first Test will take place in Manchester's Emirates Old Trafford on August 21.
Sri Lanka vs. England Test squad
Ben Stokes ( capt ), Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone
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