# Cricket-England’s Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series
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Published: 2024-08-26
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Meta Title: England's Mark Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka test series due to thigh injury
Meta Description: England fast bowler Mark Wood ruled out due to thigh injury in test series. 20-year-old left-arm seamer Josh Hull replaces him. Get updates now!
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(Reuters) – England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the test series against Sri [Lanka](https://startupobserver.com/sri-lanka-to-unveil-debt-restructuring-plan-to-creditors/) due to a thigh injury and will be replaced by left-arm seamer Josh Hull, the [England](https://startupobserver.com/bnp-paribas-lowers-its-bank-of-england-terminal-rate-forecast/) Cricket Board said on Sunday.

Wood injured his right thigh during the first test at Old Trafford and the 34-year-old did not bowl on the final day as England secured a five-wicket victory.

Leicestershire’s Hull, 20, earned his first call-up to England test squad for the remaining two games against Sr Lanka at Lord’s, starting on Thursday, and The Oval.

Hull, six feet seven inches tall, played for the Lions against Sri Lanka this month.

Chris Woakes is expected to lead the pace attack at Lord’s, supported by a combination of Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, and Hull.

England Men’s Test Squad: Ollie Pope (Surrey) (Captain), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jordan Cox (Essex), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Josh Hull (Leicestershire), Dan Lawrence (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire) and Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)


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