Toss update: Sri Lanka won the toss on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Old Trafford, and have batted first.

Playing XI:

England: Ollie Pope (Captain), Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith (Wicketkeeper), Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.

Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva (Captain),  Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dinesh Chandimal (Wicketkeeper), Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake

ENG vs SL preview: England will be without regular skipper Ben Stokes when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting from Wednesday. Stokes was ruled out of the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka after he tore his hamstring during a game of The Hundred while representing the Northern Superchargers.

In Stokes’ absence, wicketkeeper-batter Ollie Pope has been named England skipper. Stokes had recently led England to a 3-0 series sweep against West Indies at home.

Sri Lanka, who are being led by Dhananjaya de Silva, will hope for an improved performance after they lost to England Lions by seven wickets in a warm-up match.

Sri Lanka had beaten Bangladesh 2-0 in a Test series earlier this year, and are fourth in the World Test Championship standings with 50 per cent points. England are in seventh place with 36.54 per cent points.