Catch Sportstar’s reside protection of Day 1 of the primary Take a look at between England and Sri Lanka being performed on the Previous Trafford Cricket Floor in Better Manchester.
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England taking part in XI: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wooden, Shoaib Bashir.
Sri Lanka taking part in XI: Dhananjaya De Silva (Captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Rathnayake.
Sri Lanka wins the toss and opts to bat towards England.
PREVIEW
England heads into the primary Take a look at towards Sri Lanka at Previous Trafford beginning Wednesday with a number of gamers given an opportunity to show some extent after captain Ben Stokes’s series-ending harm.
Star all-rounder Stokes is about to play no half in any respect within the three-match contest after tearing his hamstring through the Hundred.
Which means England shall be with out its inspirational chief for the primary time since Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum launched the group’s dynamic ‘Bazball’ period two years in the past.
Ollie Pope, the England vice-captain, will now lead the aspect regardless that he has led county group Surrey in only one First-Class match. England introduced its group on Monday, with quick bowler Matthew Potts recalled because it opted for a five-man assault.
In the meantime, Dan Lawrence — hardly ever deployed as an opener in county cricket — returns to the England aspect for the primary time in two-and-a-half years after Zak Crawley’s fractured finger created a emptiness on the prime of the order.
Expertise is vital for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka can now not name on star batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, however its squad accommodates skilled performers in Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne.
Dhananjaya de Silva’s aspect will, nonetheless, be capable of flip to a different Sri Lanka nice in Sanath Jayasuriya, the squad’s interim coach, who took over after Chris Silverwood, the ex-England paceman, opted towards renewing his contract in June.
Former England batsman Ian Bell, additionally a member of the backroom workers, is available to supply native data for what’s Sri Lanka’s first collection on English soil in eight years.
LIVESTREAM AND TELECAST INFO
When will the England vs Sri Lanka first Take a look at match begin?
The primary Take a look at match between England and Sri Lanka will begin on August 21, Wednesday, at 3:30 p.m. IST on the Previous Trafford Cricket Floor in Better Manchester, England.
The place to look at the the England vs Sri Lanka first Take a look at match?
The primary Take a look at match between England and Sri Lanka shall be telecasted on the Sony Sports activities Community. The match can be live-streamed on the SonyLiv app and web site.
(With inputs from AFP)