(UTV|COLOMBO) – England have named a 16-man Test squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Opener Rory Burns, Kent batsman Joe Denly and Warwickshire fast bowler Olly Stone are included in the Test squad for the first time, reports said.
Burns has been called up as a replacement for Alastair Cook, who retired after the Test series win against India.
Joe Root’s side play Sri Lanka in three Test matches. The first Test starts on 6 November, followed by the second Test on 14 November and third Test on 23 November.
England also play five one-day international (ODI) games against Sri Lanka.
England squads
England 16-man Test squad
- Joe Root (Yorkshire, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jimmy Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire, wicketkeeper), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
England 16-person ODI squad
- Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
