Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and decided to bowl in the second test of the three-match series against England on Thursday under glorious sunshine at Lord’s.
England made one enforced change from the side which won the first test by five wickets at Old Trafford last week, with seamer Olly Stone replacing the injured Mark Wood.
Sri Lanka brought in Pathum Nissanka for Kusal Mendis and seamer Lahiru Kumara replaced Vishwa Fernando.
Dinesh Chandimal was hit on the thumb while batting at Old Trafford, but retains his spot in the side.
Teams:
England: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Shoaib Bashir
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka(wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
Source: Reuters
--Agencies
