Thursday 26 May 2016 15:39, UK
Chris Woakes will replace Ben Stokes in the England line-up for the second Investec Test with Sri Lanka, which starts at Chester-le-Street on Friday, live on Sky Sports.
Stokes has been ruled out of the match with a knee injury he suffered in England's thumping win in the first Test at Headingley last week.
Nottinghamshire fast bowler Jake Ball again misses out with England skipper Alastair Cook pointing to Woakes' ability with the bat - as well as ball - in maintaining the balance of the XI.
Woakes will bat at No 8, with Jonny Bairstow moving up to No 6 and Moeen Ali at seven.
Woakes had a sensational match for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston this week, taking a career-best 9-36.
Paul Collingwood, Durham's former England batsman, said Woakes was bowling "90mph leg breaks" as he ripped through them.
But Woakes has struggled at Test match level, taking just eight wickets in his six matches, the last of which was four months ago against South Africa at Centurion.
"Chris Woakes is going to come in for Ben Stokes," Cook said. "[Picking Ball] was brought up in conversation. But we enjoyed playing with the balance of the side. It gives Chris another opportunity to play for England .I don't think we've seen the best of him yet in an England shirt. He's in form for Warwickshire - taking nine.
"We know that Ben balances our side really well but like anyone he can get injured so we need competition in the all-rounder places.
"Ben has got that ability to win games of cricket, or change games really quickly. He's done that a few times in the last 12 months. He's going to be a big loss for us but injuries are part and parcel of the game. We need to learn how to play without him."
