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Follow UsOn August 25 (Sunday), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that Leicestershire’s quick Josh Hull will replace ‘injured’ Mark Wood in the squad for the remainder of the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Wood limped off with a right thigh muscle injury on the fourth day’s play in Old Trafford, which has now ruled him out of the remainder of the three-match Test series. The left-arm pacer Hull has a realistic chance of making his Test debut on August 29 (Thursday) at Lord’s.
"Leicestershire's 20-year-old left-arm seamer Josh Hull has received his first senior call-up to replace Wood in the squad for the remaining two Tests at Lord's, starting on Thursday, and at the Kia Oval on Friday, 6 September,” read ECB’s release.
"Hull, who stands at 6ft 7in, has been a pivotal figure in Leicestershire's bowling attack and played a crucial role in their 2023 One-Day Cup victory. Earlier this month, he made his debut for the Lions against the Sri Lanka tourists, taking five for 74 in the Lions' seven-wicket victory."
It would make him only the fourth left-arm pacer in this century to play Tests for England, after Ryan Sidebottom, Sam Curran and Alan Mullally. The left-arm pacer has the ability to clock up 90mph, with 15 wickets @ 58, but is seen as a like-for-like replacement for Wood in terms of pace.
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