England vs Sri Lanka Test Series: Everything To Know About Squads, Schedule And Live Streaming

ENG vs SL Test Series: England and Sri Lanka are all set to lock horns in a three-match Test series. The English cricket team under Ben Stokes recently defeated West Indies 3-0 in a test series and they will look to continue their winning momentum. England will be without their designated Test skipper Ben Stokes who has been ruled out of the entire English summer due to a hamstring injury. The first ENG vs SL Test series will be played on August 21 at the Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.

England vs Sri Lanka Test Series: Schedule

• August 21, 2024 - August 25, 2024: 1st Test at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
• August 29, 2024 - September 2, 2024: 2nd Test at Lord's, London
• September 6 - September 10: 3rd Test at Kennington Oval, London

ENG vs SL Test: Squads

Sri Lanka Squad: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vice captain), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milan Rathnayake.

England Squad: Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

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When Will The England vs Sri Lanka Test Matches Start In India?

• The England vs Sri Lanka Test matches will have a 3:30 PM IST start

How To Watch The England vs Sri Lanka Test series On TV in India?

• All the three England vs Sri Lanka Test matches will be broadcasted by Sony Sports Network in India

How to Live Stream The England vs Sri Lanka Test series

• The three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka can be live streamed on the Sony LIV application

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ENG vs SL Test Series: Crucial WTC Points On The Line

As surprising as it may sound, but Sri Lanka are way ahead of England in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. Sri Lanka are on the fourth spot with 50 PCT whereas England are on the seventh spot with 36.54 PCT. England will look at this series as a chance of bettering their standings on the WTC leaderboard.