Stokes out of series against Sri Lanka due to injury: ECB appoints Ollie Pope as captain, first Test from August 21

English captain Ben Stokes is out of the entire summer season due to a hamstring injury. He will not be a part of the Test series against Sri Lanka. Vice-captain Ollie Pope will captain the English team in his place. The ECB informed on Tuesday night that 33-year-old Stokes has a hamstring strain. The scan on Tuesday revealed that he cannot take part in the 3-Test series against Sri Lanka. He is expected to return to the Test series against Pakistan. The series will begin on October 7. England will host Sri Lanka in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford from August 21 to 25. Then there will be matches at Lord’s and the Oval. The ECB informed about Stokes’ injury through this post Stokes was injured in The Hundred League Stokes was injured while playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred League on Sunday. He suddenly stopped after taking a run against Manchester Originals at Old Trafford and had to be taken off the field. Won the series 3-0 against West Indies
Stokes decided to stay out of the Indian Premier League and T20 World Cup to recover from a knee injury. Then he took five wickets in three Tests against West Indies at an average of 34.20, helping England win the series 3-0 over West Indies. He played three times for Northern Superchargers during The Hundred, in which he scored just four runs and took no wickets. Crawley and Pennington also out due to injury
Opener Jack Crawley has already been ruled out of this series due to a broken finger. Dan Lawrence has been included in the team along with Ben Duckett in his place. Uncapped pacer Dillon Pennington has also been injured while playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred. He will also miss the Sri Lanka Test due to a hamstring injury. Essex batsman Jordan Cox has been included in the Test team for the first time, while Nottinghamshire fast bowler Ollie Stone has also returned. Also read this news related to England-Bangladesh series Sri Lanka appointed Ian Bell as batting coach Sri Lanka has appointed former English batsman Ian Bell as batting coach for the England tour starting from 21 August. He will remain with the team till the tour ends. Sri Lanka Cricket informed that Ian Bell will join the team from 16 August, and will remain with the team till the end of the three test match series. Full news