England vs Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford in the 1st Test will be the first time in the Bazball era that England are not captained by Ben Stokes. Vice-captain Ollie Pope, a less forceful, gung-ho character than the injured Stokes, will lead a side lacking another previously ever-present injured Bazballer in opener Zak Crawley. How Pope’s interpretation and application of Bazball differs from Stokes’ one will be a fascinating subplot to the series.
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England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 live stream: TV schedule, dates
► Dates: Weds, Aug. 21 to Sun, Aug. 25.
► Times: 6 a.m. ET / 3 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. BST / 3.30 p.m. IST / 8 p.m. AEST
• U.S. — Willow TV / Sling
• U.K. — Sky / Now
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England’s clean sweep of the West Indies series earlier this summer has taken them up to sixth in the World Test Championship table, two spots below Sri Lanka.
Much interest will be on the performance of Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya. Late to Test cricket – he was 30 when he made his debut – he has taken 78 wickets in his 12 tests. Only Charles Turner, in 1888, has taken fewer tests to reach 50 wickets than Jayasuriya’s seven games. If he takes 22 wickets this series, Jayasuriya will beat George Lohmann’s 1896 record as the quickest to 100 test wickets.
This is Sri Lanka’s first test tour of England since 2016. In the intervening years there have been two series in Sri Lanka, comprising five tests in total, all of which are won by England. These two teams have faced one another 36 times in test cricket with England winning 17 of these games and Sri Lanka eight. Eighteen of these tests have been in England, in which England’s winning margin stands at 8 to 3.
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England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 live streams around the world
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How to watch England vs Sri Lanka online in the U.S.
Watch England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 live streams in the U.K.
Watch England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 live stream in Australia
Aussies will find England vs Sri Lanka Old Trafford Test live streams on Fox Sports via Foxtel.
Don’t have Foxtel and don’t want to subscribe? The good news is specialist streaming service Kayo Sports is also showing this test series with its affordable, commitment-free plans starting from just $25/month, and hosting plenty of cricket, AFL, rugby, F1 and loads of other live sports besides.
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How to watch England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 live in India
Every game of the 2024 England vs West Indies test series will be televised on India’s Sony Sports network and the Sony LIV app.
If you already subscribe, but are outside of India right now, you can simply choose one of the best VPN services such as NordVPN. to follow the cricket.
England vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2024 squads
England: Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood,
Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya De Silva (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Nishan Madushka, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis (vice capt), Ramesh Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kasun Rajitha, Milan Rathnayake, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nisala Tharaka, Jeffrey Vandersay.
