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England replaces injured Mark Wood with Olly Stone in its team for 2nd test against Sri Lanka

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https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4JjxwF_0vBLSv6n00 — England Mark Wood celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ Shamar Joseph during day three of the Third Rothesay Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain, Sunday July 28, 2024. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

LONDON (AP) — England has replaced the injured Mark Wood with fellow fast bowler Olly Stone in its team for the second cricket test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s starting Thursday.

It will be Stone’s first test appearance since June 2021.

England named its team on Tuesday, with Stone the only change from the team that won the first test by five wickets in Manchester last week.

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

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