England Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka- 3rd Test, Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024

England is all set to take on Sri Lanka in the 3rd Test. ENG vs SL 3rd Test begins on Friday, September 6 at Kennington Oval Stadium in London. Ollie Pope leads England in the series.

The Ollie Pope & Co. has shown a wonderful performance so far. They won the 1st Test by 5 wickets and the 2nd game by 190 runs. Now, they are all set for a clean sweep against the Asian visitors.

The hosts have been a powerful side in the first two games and might retain the same playing 11 in the last game too. Below we discuss England's predicted playing 11 against Sri Lanka for the final clash.

England Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka- 3rd Test, Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024

Ben Duckett

Ben Duckett will be the first opener for the side in the final clash too. He scored 40 and 24 in the last match. Across 2 games, he accounts for 93 runs.

Daniel Lawrence

Daniel Lawrence will open the innings for England like the last two games. He has added 80 runs across 4 innings and will look for a fabulous show in the last game.

Ollie Pope (C)

Ollie Pope is the captain of England in the series and will take the one-down slot in the next game too. He has struggled to score runs as skipper, adding just 30 runs in 4 innings.

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Joe Root

Joe Root was the star of the last match and helped the team to win with his centuries (143 and 103) in both innings. He will take the two-down slot.

Harry Brook

Harry Brook is a powerful lower middle-order batter for the side and will retain his place in the next game too. The right-handed batter has 158 runs in 2 games with 1 fifty.

Jamie Smith (WK)

Jamie Smith will play the role of wicketkeeper and England will not bench him after his fabulous knock of 111 in the opening game.

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Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes will be a medium-pace all-rounder for the side in the final Test against Sri Lanka. He grabbed 4 scalps in the last match and has got 10 wickets in 2 games.

Gus Atkinson

Gus Atkinson was a marvelous player in the last match with both bat and ball. He shattered a century and also grabbed a fifer. He will be one of the pace all-rounders in the playing 11.

Matthew Potts

Matthew Potts will be another pacer for the home team. He captured 2 wickets in the last match and has got 5 wickets in his kitty after 2 games.

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Olly Stone

Olly Stone showed good form in the last match by getting 4 wickets across both innings. The team would retain him in the 3rd Test too.

Shoaib Bashir

Shoaib Bashir got only 2 wickets in the last game but has clinched 5 wickets in the series so far. Spinners have not gotten much help in the series and Bashir has done a decent job till now.