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England will hand a debut to 20-year-old left-arm pace bowler Josh Hull in the third Test against Sri Lanka, which begins at The Oval on Friday.
Leicestershire paceman Hull replaces Matthew Potts in England’s only change from the team which won the second Test at Lord’s to seal a series win.
Hull was called up for the second Test, in place of the injured Mark Wood, but did not play.
Standing 6ft 7in and capable of bowling at high pace, he is seen by England as somebody who can bring variety to their bowling attack and was also included in the white-ball squad to face Australia later this month.
His first-class record is far from stellar with 16 wickets at an average of almost 63.
He did, however, impress for England Lions in Sri Lanka’s solitary warm-up match of the current tour, when he took 3-30 and 2-44 with the new ball.
England team to face Sri Lanka in third Test:
Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Josh Hull, Shoaib Bashir.
