Stone replaces Wood in England team for second test v Sri Lanka
Fast bowler Olly Stone will replace the injured Mark Wood in the England team to play Sri Lanka in the second test at Lord's, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday.
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England's Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury and will be replaced by left-arm seamer Josh Hull, the England Cricket Board said on Sunday.
Jamie Smith Edges England Ahead In First Test Against Sri Lanka
Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka's 236, a slender advantage of 23 runs, when a combination of bad light and rain forced an early close to the second day of the three-Test series. Smith, promoted up the order to No 6 in the absence of injured captain Ben Stokes, was 72 not out -- the 24-year-old wicketkeeper's third fifty in his four Tests.
LIVE | England v Sri Lanka - Day 2
Play on the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford resumed on Thursday after rain washed out the morning session.
Brook leads England charge with handy fifty to cut Sri Lanka's lead
MANCHESTER, England :England went into tea at 176-4 on the second day of the opening test against Sri Lanka on the back of Harry Brook's half-century to trail by 60 runs after Thursday's first session had been washed out due to rain.
Rain delays start of second day of England v Sri Lanka test
MANCHESTER, England : Light rain delayed the start of play on the second day of the first test match between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday, with the hosts trailing by 214 runs after bowling out their opponents for 236 on day one.
Dhananjaya De Silva And Milan Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England
Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fine fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford. Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6-3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets for no runs in 10 balls.