Olly Stone Replaces Mark Wood As England Confirm Playing XI Vs Sri Lanka For Lord's Test

Olly Stone replaces injured Mark Wood (x)

Olly Stone, the right-arm fast bowler, has been called up to replace injured Mark Wood in England's playing XI for their second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, which is scheduled to start on August 29. 

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Mark Wood, who sustained a series-ending thigh injury during the third day of the Old Trafford Test, has been sidelined, leading to this change. 

Initially, Leicestershire's Josh Hull was drafted into the squad as Wood's replacement. However, England opted for the experienced Stone over Hull for the playing XI, given Stone's prior experience in Test cricket. 

Olly Stone, was part of the initial squad but was released to play County Championship matches. He replaced uncapped pacer Dillon Pennington, who had to withdraw due to a hamstring injury. 

Stone has played three Tests for England and scalped 10 wickets at an impressive average of 19.40. England has been dealing with multiple injury setbacks ahead of this match. Besides Wood, captain Ben Stokes and opener Zak Crawley also faced injuries which made things challenging for the team's lineup.

England XI For Second Test Vs 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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