Latest sports news, here is paul scott. Fast bowler, matthew potts, has been called up by england for the first test against Sri Lanka which starts in manchester on wednesday. He replaces captain ben stokes, whos out of the three Match Series with a hamstring injury. The other change sees Dan Lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. Our sports correspondent, joe wilson, says the focus has been on taking wickets with this selection. One of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he brings that balance to the team. He has been working so hard to get back to being a bowler for england. What is going on behind me is a group of england bowlers are running through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mentor, a certain james anderson. But if you look at the balance of the English Team now, Chris Woakes Will Bat at seven, then that is as they say, in cricketing circles, a long tail. But you know the old saying, if
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