England National Cricket Selectors have named the 16-man squad for the three-match Test Series against Sri Lanka - with three new call ups to the squad.
The last time these two teams met was in 2016 where England won 2-0 on home soil. The last time England were in Sri Lanka, the series was a draw and the last time England won on Sri Lanka territory was in 2000/01. Following the recent thrilling win against India, the team will be ready for the challenge.
The Test squad will play three Tests in Galle, Kandy and Colombo. The first Test is due to start on Tuesday 6 November at the Galle International Stadium.
England 16-person Test squad versus Sri Lanka
Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jimmy Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire) wk
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Rory Burns (Surrey)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Joe Denly (Kent)
Keaton Jennings (Lancashire)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Olly Stone (Warwickshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
It’s not just the E(&W)CB that arrange fixtures at the wrong time of year :-
The weather in Sri Lanka is dictated by two monsoon seasons which bring rain to the west and south-west coasts from May to September; and the east coast and northern region between October and February. The rest of the year is sunny and dry.
Guess which region Dambulla (today’s venue) is in??
Next ODI is in Dambulla too
The 2 after that are in Kandy which is about 40 miles south of Dambulla
England
Total (36.0 overs) 187-for 3wickets
Roy c Dananjaya b Malinga 0
Bairstow b T Perera 26
Root c Dananjaya b D de Silva 71
Morgan not out 70
Stokes not out 14
Extras 1nb 3w 0b 2lb 6
are currently 83-2.
, I thought he’d retired
