Stokes is set to play no part at all in the three-match contest after tearing his hamstring during The Hundred
England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury.
Sri Lanka are placed in fourth position on the World Test Championships (WTC) standings, with a point percentage of 50% while England are in seventh place with 36.54%.
Nasser Hussain thinks Ollie Pope's appointment as England Test skipper for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka augurs well for the side.
The star player has been suspended by Sri Lanka Cricket following allegations of an anti-doping violation during the Lankan Premier League.
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli was spotted crossing a street in London in one of the rare public appearances after the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Former England player Ian Bell was named Tuesday as Sri Lanka's batting coach for the three-match Test series against England.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday appointed Ian Bell as their batting coach ahead of their tour of England comprising three Tests.
An exciting development for the league is the addition of Thisara Perera and Pawan Negi, former players from Sri Lanka and India.
New Zealand included promising seamers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears on Monday in their Test squad to face Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
England captain Ben Stokes is in doubt for his side's three-match Test series against Sri Lanka after he suffered a suspected hamstring injury while playing in a domestic match on Sunday.
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer hilariously took a dig at ex-England star Michael Vaughan in a fun banter.
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik believes there is nothing to worry about Virat Kohli's form in the 2-0 ODI series loss to Sri Lanka
The Indian cricket team slumped to a shocking series loss on Sri Lankan soil for the first time in 27 years after the Rohit Sharma-led side were defeated comprehensively in third ODI encounter.
Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, including failure to report match-fixing approach without delay and disruption of evidence.
India captain Rohit Sharma is set to go with a different set of players on turning pitches after the team's ODI series loss against Sri Lanka.
India slumped to an ODI series loss on Sri Lankan soil for the first time in 27 years after Rohit Sharma-led side lost the third ODI by 110 runs against Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma's men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI in Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-0.