England Lions name squad for Sri Lanka tour opener

A 12-man England Lions squad has been named for the four-day match against Sri Lanka at Visit Worcestershire New Road.

Kasey Aldridge, Lyndon James, Ollie Price, and James Rew are due to join a strong squad after they were all part of the England Lions set-up during the winter.

England Men Under-19s quartet Farhan Ahmed, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, and Hamza Shaikh are also included after the recent Young Lions home series against Sri Lanka. Gloucestershire’s Zaman Akhter, who is a graduate of the South Asian Cricket Academy, earns his first call-up to the Lions.

The match begins on Wednesday, 14 August.

This will be Sri Lanka’s only practice match before the three-Test series against England commences on 21 August at Manchester.

England Lions 12-Man Squad

Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Kasey Aldridge (Somerset), Josh Hull (Leicestershire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire), Ben McKinney (Durham), Ollie Price (Gloucestershire), James Rew (Somerset), Hamza Shaikh (Warwickshire), Ajeet Singh Dale (Gloucestershire), Rob Yates (Warwickshire)