England call up 6ft 7in Josh Hull after Mark Wood limps out of Sri Lanka series

England call up 6ft 7in Josh Hull after Mark Wood limps out of Sri Lanka series

Mark Wood ruled out of next two Tests with thigh strainHull, a 20-year-old left-arm quick, impressed for Lions

England have sprung a surprise by calling up Leicestershire’s Josh Hull for the rest of their Test series against Sri Lanka after Mark Wood was ruled out with a thigh strain.

Hull, a left-arm quick who turned 20 on Tuesday, has a limited red-ball record at domestic level. Prior to Leicestershire’s County Championship fixture against Gloucestershire this week, he had 15 wickets from nine first-class matches at an average of 58.06. In Gloucestershire’s first innings at Bristol, Hull returned figures of one for 133 from 23 overs.

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