England vs Sri lanka 2024 3 test match series, Sri Lanka tour of England after winning the 3-test match against West Indies now England is getting ready to face Sri Lanka and again they are going to play on their home ground from 21st August to 10th September and the 3 different venues but for England they are very comfortable but how will the Sri Lanka team be going to perform after playing on their home ground.
Sri Lanka recently played against India and they have played 3 T20s and 3 ODI they have not played a test but after this series now they will be preparing for the test but the pitch condition and the format are different so it is going to be very interesting that how the team and players will perform in the 3 test matches.
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England vs Sri lanka : Venue and Pitch Report
There are 3 different Venue and the 1 test is at Manchester from 21st to 25th The surface at Old Trafford in Manchester has batting conditions. The pitch is flatter with a proper pace and bounce. After facing some spell, the batters can score good runs. On the other hand, the pacers will rely on their accuracy and variations to succeed. If it’s a dry wicket, the spinners might get a hint of turn, after the tea or lunch, and from both the teams whoever wins the toss first will prefer to field first.
The 2 test is at the home ground of England the surface at Lord’s will offer a seam movement to the fast bowlers early on with the new ball outswing or inswing. However, the track’s even pace and bounce will aid in stroke play, as the batters will likely set on the older ball to score runs.
The 3 test is at Oval 6th to 10th the pitch condition at the Oval In the first innings, the pitch is for batsmen, and whichever team wins the toss in the Kennington Oval Cricket ground will definitely choose to bat for a high score. The fast bowlers will not get much support. If the weather is cloudy then fast bowlers will get help.
England vs Sri lanka : Playing XI of Sri Lanka
Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Dinesh Chandimal, Asitha Fernando, Nishan Madushka, Vishwa Fernando, Nisala Tharaka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kasun Rajitha, Milan Rathnayake, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Jeffrey Vandersay
Sri Lanka has more options but the playing XI is not fixed yet the team has more options and Dhananjaya de Silva is leading the side how will he is going to full fill it he has good stats in the batting so Sri Lanka is a good thing a captain leading the team and has also scored runs and this could also benefit the other batters to play without any pressure.
England vs Sri lanka : Playing XI of England
Ollie Pope (c), Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Shoaib Bashir, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
In this squad, there are only 13 members and the biggest change is that Ollie Pope is the captain Ben Stokes is not able to play after tearing his left hamstring. It seems the England Test captain will miss the upcoming two-match against Sri Lanka for now the management has decided to give the responsibility to Ollie Pope.
The England management has fixed their 11 but if the team gets in trouble, then the management could introduce some new players till then England has a good bowling unit and batting and to support Ollie Pope there is Joe Root the former England Captain and that is a good thing which will help the squad to give some guidance and some experience.
It is going to be very interesting because the new captain from England is going to lead and the Sri Lanka will give their best and try to win and perform good.
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