Dan Lawrence

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The England and Wales Cricket Board announced that Dan Lawrence will replace the injured Zak Crawley as England's opening batsman for the first Test against Sri Lanka. Matthew Potts will also step in for Ben Stokes, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury for the rest of the season. Ollie Pope has been appointed captain, with Harry Brook as vice-captain. The series, starting at Old Trafford, offers a chance for Lawrence and Potts to prove themselves on the international stage.

Star all-rounder Ben Stokes, who is currently grieving the loss of his father, and exhausted fast bowler Jofra Archer were left out of the 16-member England squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

England, after electing to bat, were all out for 205 in their first innings on the opening day of the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Uncapped England batsman Dan Lawrence, who was one of the reserves in the ongoing Test series against Pakistan, has left the team's bio-secure bubble due to a family bereavement, the country's board said.

England spinner Shoaib Bashir had a spell to forget when he conceded 38 runs in an over in a County Championship match between Surrey and Worcestershire on Monday in which Dan Lawrence smashed five consecutive sixes. Lawrence had notched up his century before Bashir bowled the 128th over of the innings.

The England squad for the first two Tests of the five-match Ashes series against Australia will remain unchanged with seamer Josh Tongue retaining his place after an impressive debut against Ireland this week.

Tailender Mark Wood's entertaining 41 helped England to 303 all out in their first innings on the second day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston on Friday. Dan Lawrence, 67 not out overnight, finished unbeaten on 81. Trent Boult, one of six changes to the New Zealand side following last week's drawn series opener at Lord's, led the Blackcaps attack with 4-85 from 29 overs.

England's Dan Lawrence said on Monday he has learned a lot from the work ethic of his Essex teammate Alastair Cook ahead of a potential international debut in Sri Lanka. Lawrence, 23, is set to be selected by the tourists for the first of two Tests in Galle starting Thursday after coach Chris Silverwood said he was "ready".

England captain Joe Root scored a century before declaring his side's second innings to set the West Indies 286 to win from 70 overs on the final day of the first Test in Antigua on Saturday. Root made 109 as England scored quickly to take their overnight score of 217-1 to 349-6 declared before lunch.

Dan Lawrence and Sam Curran's impressive half-centuries led Desert Vipers to a seven-wicket win over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in their opening ILT20 match. Chasing 167, the Vipers reached the target with eight balls remaining. Phil Salt's unbeaten 71 and Andre Russell's quick 30 helped the Knight Riders set 166/5 despite early setbacks.

Boycott said Lawrence is very much like Dom Sibley, who opened for England in Tests, in terms of obsession with playing on the leg-side. “He reminds me of Dom Sibley, who had moderate success opening for England in 22 Tests. Lawrence favours the leg side and looking to score there all the time can be his undoing. That’s how he got out second innings, leg-before playing across the line instead of straight.”

MI Emirates outplayed Desert Vipers in a low-scoring thriller to register their third straight ILT20 win. Shakib Al Hasan starred with 2 for 14 before anchoring a tricky chase, while Kieron Pollard’s late burst broke the game open. The Vipers’ 124 was never enough on a slow Dubai surface.

Former England captain Alastair Cook has suggested Jonny Bairstow's exclusion from the upcoming Ranchi Test against India due to his underwhelming performance and mental well-being. Cook argues for a break from the intense pressure of Test cricket in India, as Bairstow's average is 17.00.

Star all-rounder Ben Stokes on Wednesday returned to the 17-member England squad for the first two Tests against India, along with pacer Ollie Robinson, who was earlier suspended for his seven-year-old racist tweets.

Chris Gayle has been announced as the captain for the Premium Windies team for the American Premier League's (APL)second season that will be played at Moosa Cricket Stadium in Houston, Texas from 19th December 2023. The Universe Boss was one of the key players to launch the APL,at the iconic Times Square in New York couple of months ago along with the league owners and other international stars like Fawad Alam (Pakistan) and Ravi Bopara (England).

England's Eoin Morgan and Heather Knight are all set to lead London Spirit's men's and women's teams respectively after the team retained them for The Hundred, to be played in 2021.

Ollie Pope was made England captain for the Sri Lanka series starting on August 21 as Ben Stokes was ruled out due to a torn hamstring. Hussain thinks Pope’s appointment as England Test skipper augurs well for the side ahead of the all-important Ashes happening next year in Australia.

Middle-order batter Dan Lawrence will replace Harry Brook in the England squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against India after the latter returned home because of personal reasons, the ECB announced on Sunday.

A late Leus du Plooy onslaught and a dominant spin display powered Joburg Super Kings into the Betway SA20 playoffs with a bonus-point 45-run win over Paarl Royals. Du Plooy’s unbeaten 54 off 27 transformed the game before Prenelan Subrayen and Imran Tahir shared five wickets to bowl Royals out for 122.