England Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka- 2nd Test, Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024

England is all set to aim for a series win when they take on Sri Lanka in their next match of the ongoing Test series. ENG vs SL 2nd Test 2024 takes place on Thursday, August 29.

The venue of the match is Lord's in London and Englishmen will look for a similar show to the last match to steal the series.

Ahead of the ENG vs SL 2nd Test, below we glance at England's predicted playing 11 for the match.

England Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka- 2nd Test, Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024

Daniel Lawrence

Daniel Lawrence might be the opener for the next match too as he slammed 30 and 34 across both innings in the last match and gave a decent show.

Ben Duckett

Ben Duckett can be the other opener for the side and he scored 18 and 11 runs in the last match. The England opener will look for a better show in the next.

Ollie Pope (C)

Ollie Pope is the captain of the English team in the series and will look to drive the team to a series victory in the next game. He got out for 6 in both innings.

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Joe Root

Joe Root is the biggest fruit of the English team who has been a fruitful member for the last few years. He slammed 42 and 62* in both innings.

Harry Brook

Harry Brook hit a wonderful half-century in the last game and the team won't risk benching him in the next match as he is a powerful middle-order batter.

Jamie Smith (WK)

Jamie Smith jolted the Sri Lanka bowlers with his batting show by smacking a century of 111 runs that twisted the tale of the game. Hence, he will keep the stumps in the next game too.

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Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes was the best bowler for England in the last match; getting 6 wickets across both innings. He will be an all-rounder in the playing 11.

Gus Atkinson

Gus Atkinson showed a wonderful form in the last series against West Indies and has also impressed in the ongoing series. He will lead the pace attack.

Matthew Potts

Matthew Potts went wicketless in the 1st innings but later arrived with 3 wickets in the second innings. Hence, he will be retained in the next game too.

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Olly Stone

Olly Stone can replace Mark Wood as the latter has faced an injury. Stone is a right-arm pacer who has 10 scalps in 3 Tests so far.

Shoaib Bashir

Shoaib Bashir was brilliant in the last match and grabbed 3 wickets in the 1st innings to dismantle Sri Lanka's batting attack.