Hull has experience of 9 first-class matches, in which he has taken 15 wickets at an average of 58.06. In List A, the fast bowler has taken 17 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 24.23.

It is worth noting that England has taken a 1-0 lead in the ongoing 3-match Test series against Sri Lanka. In the first Test, Sri Lanka scored 236 runs thanks to half-century innings of captain Dhananjay de Silva (74 runs) and Milan Ratnayake (72 runs). In response, England scored 358 runs with the help of a century by Jamie Smith (111 runs) and gained a crucial lead of 122 runs.

In the second innings, Sri Lanka scored 326 runs on the back of a brilliant century by Kamindu Mendis (113 runs) and set a target of 205 runs for England. However, England achieved the target by losing 5 wickets due to the excellent batting of Joe Root (62* runs not out).

England's Test squad against Sri Lanka is as follows –

Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ollie Stone, Chris Woakes.