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OLLY STONE is set for his first Test appearance in three years after being drafted in as England’s pace x-factor in the absence of the injured Mark Wood.
With a thigh strain ruling Wood out of the rest of the series against Sri Lanka, Stone, who has a chequered injury record of his own, has been named in the XI for the second Test at Lord’s, starting tomorrow.
The inclusion of the 30-year-old is England’s only change from the side that claimed a five-wicket win in last week’s series opener and is a heartening return for a bowler who has endured so many setbacks.
