Jordan Cox has received his first call-up to the England Men’s Test squad following a stellar season with the bat.
Cox, 23, is named in a 14-strong squad for the three-match Rothesay Test series against Sri Lanka, starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday 21 August 2024. He has been involved in the England set-up previously, having toured Pakistan with the England white-ball squad in the autumn of 2022.
England Men’s Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Jordan Cox (Essex)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Dan Lawrence (Surrey)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Opening batter Zak Crawley will miss the series due to a fractured right little finger sustained in the third Test victory over the West Indies.
Seam bowler Dillion Pennington, who featured in the Test squad during the recent series victory over the West Indies, will also miss the series after sustaining a hamstring injury while playing in The Hundred competition.
Nottinghamshire seamer Olly Stone returns to the Test squad for the first time since June 2021 and has an opportunity to add to his three Test caps.
Rothesay Test Series Versus Sri Lanka
• 1st Test: England v Sri Lanka, 21-25 August 2024, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester*
• 2nd Test: England v Sri Lanka, 29 August-2 September 2024, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
• 3rd Test: England v Sri Lanka, 6-10 September 2024, Kia Oval, London
