England Men's Test Captain Ben Stokes Ruled Out for Remainder of the Summer

England Men's Test Captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the rest of the summer after tearing his left hamstring while playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred on Sunday.

As a result of the scans conducted in Leeds on Tuesday, Stokes will miss England's three-match Rothesay Test series against Sri Lanka, which begins at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, 21 August.

The all-rounder is aiming to return for England's winter Test tour of Pakistan, scheduled to start in early October. The tour includes three Test matches in Multan, Karachi, and Rawalpindi.

Surrey batter Ollie Pope will captain the side against Sri Lanka in Stokes' absence and England will not be adding to the squad ahead of team meeting up next week in Manchester.

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England Men's Test Squad:

Ollie Pope (Surrey) (Captain)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Jordan Cox (Essex)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Dan Lawrence (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

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