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ENG vs SL: England announce squad for third Test against Sri Lanka | News India

England has announced its team for the third Test match against Sri Lanka. This time England has made one change in the playing eleven. They have dropped Matthew Potts. Matthew Potts took only two wickets in the second match.

The last match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka will be played from September 6. England has already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. England has announced its playing XI for the last Test match. The England team has made one change in the playing XI. Josh Hull has got a chance to debut in the playing XI in place of Matthew Potts.

England team now wants a clean sweep

The England team has taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in this series. The England team now wants a clean sweep. England has dropped Matthew Potts in this match. Matthew Potts took two wickets in the Lord's Test match. Josh Hall has got a chance in his place. Josh Hall also remains in the news due to his height. His height is 6 feet 7 inches. He was included in the series in place of Mark Wood.

If we talk about his career, he plays for Leicestershire in the County Championship. In first-class cricket, he has taken 16 wickets in 10 matches and 17 wickets in 9 List-A matches. Apart from this, he has taken 24 wickets in 21 T20 matches.

Ollie Pope praised

Talking about Josh Hull, Ollie Pope said, 'His height gives him extra bounce, which gives more edge to the ball. It is not easy to drive them. The extra bounce makes it difficult. We played four right-handed bowlers in the first two matches. This time we want to give a different challenge to the opposing team. His ball comes to the right-handed batsman and goes away from the left-handed batsman.

England are playing on 11 for 1 in the third Test against Sri Lanka

Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Josh Hull, Shoaib Bashir.