The England National Cricket Team will be hosting Sri Lanka in a full white-ball series. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has already announced the squad for the same. Ahead of the series, the England Lions will be up against the Lankan Lions for a warm-up game; former England batter Jonathan Trott will act as interim England Lions head coach for the matches.
England Cricket Team is currently hosting Pakistan for a three-match Test series, and the side has already won the series after having a lead of 2-0. The last Test will be played at Edgbaston; two days later, they will be up against Sri Lanka for the first T20I match. They have been in good form in white-ball cricket in recent times.
Jonathan Trott, who recently stepped down from the head coach role of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team following the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign. After that, he took on a short-term consultancy role with the Ireland National Cricket Team for 14 days during their series against the Afghans. His short stint focused on supporting the Ireland men's squad's preparations for their ODI series.
Trott will now act as the interim head coach of the England Lions after Andrew Flintoff. The English all-rounder stepped down from his role as head coach of the England Lions after nearly two years in the position. He stepped down nearly a month ago, and now, as per reports from Cricinfo, Trott is the front-runner to take up the full-time role.
Jonathan Trott's record as head coach
According to Cricinfo, Jonathan Trott is one of the contenders for the Lions post, as the ECB last month put out a vacancy for the same. Flintoff resigned after being appointed coach of the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League, leaving the position open. Trott has vast experience in coaching and grooming cricketers, as he did in Afghanistan.
The former England batter joined the Afghan side in 2022, and he coached the side to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA. They defeated big teams like New Zealand and Australia in the competition. However, they lost to South Africa in the semi-final.
Before that, in the 2023 ODI World Cup, they shocked everyone and defeated England and Pakistan, finished in 6th position, and qualified for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Under Jonathan Trott, the side did really well in the Champions Trophy as well, beating England and giving a tough fight against Australia.
ECB includes six players for England Lions match
Six England T20I players who are part of the Sri Lanka games have been selected, including Tom Banton and Will Jacks, who are scheduled to return from quad injuries and appendicitis, respectively.
James Coles, Aneurin Donald, Jamie Overton, and Saqib Mahmood. Henry Crocombe, who is the only one in England's one-day international squad.
England Lions vs Sri Lanka Fixtures: September 11 - 1st T20 (Chelmsford, floodlights) September 13 - 2nd T20 (Beckenham)
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