Olly Stone confirmed as Mark Wood's pace replacement for Lord's Test

Olly Stone has vowed that he will "attempt to contact" Imprint Wood's rates when he replaces him as Britain's far and away quick bowler at Master's this week. Wood hit 97mph/156kph against West Indies last month however harmed his thigh in the primary Test against Sri Lanka and has been precluded until the end of the series, with Stone supplanting him as Britain's just change to their XI for the Lord's Test. Stone, 30, has just played three Tests in his physical issue scourged profession yet has been a normal in Britain crews when fit. Subsequent to missing the greater part of last season with a hamstring injury, Stone has played multiple times across designs this mid year for Nottinghamshire and London Soul, the second-most appearances he has made in a solitary season. He will play a comparable part in the side to Wood, being approached to bowl as quick as possible in short spells. "It's been quite terrifying… how he's come in and bowled this mid year is extremely energizing," Stone said. "Ideally, I can go out there and attempt to contact his velocities. He's clearly up there with the quickest on the planet so I don't know whether I'll match it - however I'll offer it a decent chance." England XI for second Test versus Sri Lanka : 1 Ben Duckett, 2 Dan Lawrence, 3 Ollie Pope (capt), 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Jamie Smith (wk), 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Matthew Potts, 10 Olly Stone, 11 Shoaib Bashir