ENG Vs SL | Ben Stokes ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests due to injury | Ollie Pope to lead England

Ollie Pope will captain England in the Test series against Sri Lanka after Ben Stokes is ruled out. 

After rupturing his left hamstring on Sunday while participating for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, England Men's Test Captain Ben Stokes will be out for the remainder of the summer.

Stokes will miss England's three-match Rothesay Test series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, August 21, according to the results of the scans performed in Leeds on Tuesday. There won't be a team expansion for this series. 

The all-rounder hopes to be back for the start of England's winter Test series against Pakistan in early October. Three Test matches will be played during the tour in Rawalpindi, Karachi, and Multan.

Ben's replacement as captain of the team is England hitter Ollie Pope.