The England Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Lions Test and One Day squads for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
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Saqib Mahmood, who has represented England in 21 internationals since 2019, is set to return to competitive cricket during the white-ball leg of the tour after missing out on national commitments due to a stress fracture to his back.
Haseeb Hameed and Alex Lees, who have opened the batting for England in the past, have been picked in the red-ball squad for this tour.
ECB selectors have also included three members of England’s U19 squad (Jacob Bethell, Tom Prest and James Rew) that reached the final of the One Day World Cup last year, in a party which features 28 players.
The ECB is yet to confirm the Head Coach and captains for each squad while the selection of players will also be subject to the England Lions’ minimum fitness standards.
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Lions Test squad Tom Abell, Josh Bohannon, Jack Carson, Sam Cook, Matt Fisher, Nathan Gilchrist, Tom Haines, Haseeb Hameed, Tom Hartley, Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Alex Lees, Liam Patterson-White, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue
Lions One Day squad Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Matt Critchley, Matt Fisher, Sam Hain, Tom Hartley, Tom Lammonby, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Prest, James Rew, Luke Wood.
England Lions will play 2 unofficial Tests and 3 unofficial One Dayers against Sri Lanka ‘A’ from 31st January to 21st February.
Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 25th to 27th January | Warm-up Game | RPICS, Colombo |
| 31st January to 03rd February | 01st unofficial Test | GICS, Galle |
| 07th to 10th February | 02nd unofficial Test | GICS, Galle |
| 15th February | 01st unofficial ODI | RPICS, Colombo |
| 18th February | 02nd unofficial ODI | RPICS, Colombo |
| 21st February | 03rd unofficial ODI | RPICS, Colombo |
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