ENGLAND will be without injured opener Zak Crawley for the upcoming Test series with Sri Lanka and have called up uncapped Jordan Cox alongside Olly Stone.

Crawley has been ruled out of the three-match series, which starts at Old Trafford on August 21, after fracturing the little finger on his right hand during the third Test win over the West Indies at Trent Bridge.

The 26-year-old Kent batter has cemented his name at the top of the order alongside Ben Duckett but will now switch his attention to being fit for the away Pakistan series in October, with Dan Lawrence set to open in his place.

Lawrence has been included in several England squads but has not played a Test since 2022. The 27-year-old has been in impressive form in Surrey’s middle order since his winter move from Essex, averaging 53.09 in the County Championship at a strike rate of 74.68 with two centuries and three fifties.

England made a number of changes to their side ahead of the West Indies series, handing Test debuts to Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, and there is now a maiden call-up for Essex batter Cox.