Joe Root has told England’s young guns to prove they can perform all around the world. The same top seven batsman that played and won the last three Tests in South Africa, owing to an injury to Rory Burns, will be given the chance to produce more of the same in Sri Lanka.
They have all been named in the side to play in the final first-class warm up fixture with Sri Lanka Board President’s XI in Colombo today.
Stuart Broad is the only notable absentee but the veteran seamer is still expected to play in the first Test next week. The England captain said: “I think you want to have an element of consistency. “It’s never going to be perfect but as much as possible you want guys to get experience in different parts of the world. “We have got a
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