ENG vs SL Match Preview
Achieve the ideal balance by choosing aggressive batters to set the pace, skilled bowlers who thrive under pressure and versatile all-rounders for added flexibility and depth. Perfect this art of balance to create a well-rounded and unbeatable Dream11 team.
Harry Brook has exemplified England's 'Bazball' approach with a mountain of runs in no time. He averages almost 60 with the bat in Tests while striking at a shade under 90.
Young Jamie Smith will want to improve on where he left off in the first Test. He has a bright Test future ahead of him with 357 runs in his opening six innings of the five-day format.
Shoaib Bashir's role will come to the fore in the latter stages of the second Test when he should be presented with bowling conditions that offer him a slight bit of turn. The 20-year-old bowler has an impressive three five-wicket hauls in Tests.
Angelo Mathews started his tour of the United Kingdom with runs against the England Lions in a warm-up match. He navigated his way to 51 runs in the second innings of the match at Worcester.
Right-handed batter Dinesh Chandimal will be looking to steady the middle-order batting ship when he walks to the wicket with authority. The experienced campaigner has 15 100s and 27 50s in Test cricket.
Weather Report
The weather is not expected to negatively affect this match. The only day which is likely to experience rain is day five with an 18 percent chance of rain. Temperatures will be warm and humid with partly cloudy overhead conditions.
Pitch Report
The Lord's pitch should offer something for everybody depending on how long the Test lasts. The opening few days could offer assistance to the seamers, batters may look to take advantage of the better batting conditions on the middle days and the spinners could extract a slight bit of turn towards the final day.
Notable stats
Home dominance
If Ollie Pope manages to lead England to another Test victory in the second Test, this would elongate England's Test series unbeaten run at home. The Test side last lost a Test series at home to New Zealand in 2021. They have won four of the six Test series at home in that period.
Team News
Mark Wood has pulled out of the series due to injury. Olly Stone has been confirmed to replace him in the starting 11.
ENG vs SL Probable 11
ENG Playing 11
- Ben Duckett
- Dan Lawrence
- Ollie Pope (C)
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jamie Smith (Wk)
- Chris Woakes
- Gus Atkinson
- Matthew Potts
- Olly Stone
- Shoaib Bashir
SL Playing 11
- Nishan Madushka
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Kusal Mendis
- Angelo Mathews
- Dinesh Chandimal (Wk)
- Dhananjaya de Silva (C)
- Kamindu Mendis
- Prabath Jayasuriya
- Milan Rathnayake
- Vishwa Fernando
- Asitha Fernando
Dream11 Prediction
England have been an unstoppable force at home. They could win this second Test to seal the Test series with one game to spare.
Top Picks
Harry Brook: The Englishman has been brutal against anyone in his way on the county circuit and internationally in First-Class cricket. Brook has 4921 runs with 14 centuries and 28 half-centuries in his First-Class career.
Angelo Mathews: The middle-order batter has the ability to play match-winning knocks at the highest level. He has a highest score of 200 not out in Test cricket. He also has 16 centuries at Test level.
Dinesh Chandimal: Similarly to Mathews, the wicketkeeper-batter has been a batting force in Test cricket for Sri Lanka for an extended period of time. After 144 batting innings, Chandimal has hit 5575 runs behind him.
ENG vs SL Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Dinesh Chandimal, Jamie Smith
Batters: Ben Duckett, Dimuth Karunaratne, Joe Root (C), Harry Brook
All-rounders: Angelo Mathews (VC), Chris Woakes
Bowlers: Asitha Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Shoaib Bashir
