England ‘still Ben Stokes’ team’ but Sri Lanka Test offers chance to plan ahead

England ‘still Ben Stokes’ team’ but Sri Lanka Test offers chance to plan ahead

Ollie Pope sees ‘good opportunity to test ourselves’Sri Lanka’s De Silva frustrated by poor preparations

Ollie Pope goes into the first of three games as England’s Test captain, standing in for the injured Ben Stokes for the series against Sri Lanka, ­saying it is “still Stokesy’s team”. But he also suggested the next few weeks is a chance to prepare for a future ­without the 33-year-old all-rounder, who is recovering from a torn hamstring.

“We’ll miss Stokesy the captain and Stokesy the all-rounder,” Pope said, “but for us as a team, in the long term, it’s a good opportunity to test ourselves without him.”

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