Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain reflects on England's first Test win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford...
Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain reflects on England's first Test win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, Joe Root's match-winning knock on the final day, Ollie Pope's captaincy and fitness concerns surrounding their seamers... Pope took over as stand-in captain for an injured Ben Stokes and had his work cut out for him across the four days of action.
Wood limped off late on day three of the First Test after another exciting performance at Old Trafford, and results of a subsequent scan have seen him ruled out of the rest of the series - with left-armer Hull drafted in to replace him. Hussain believes managing the fitness of their seamers is going to be a tricky task for England this summer. 'It is going to be a tricky one for England heading to Lord's.
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