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.