5 players who could be named in England’s Test squad for the first time against Sri Lanka

#3 Jason Roy (Surrey)

Roy has enjoyed a lot of success in one-day cricket

Roy is undoubtedly the most familiar name on this list, given the success that he has had in England’s one-day set up in recent years. On this list, however, he is certainly the wildcard name.

Because of international commitments and fitness problems, he hasn’t played much red ball cricket of late and appeared just once in the County Championship all season, during which he scored a fluent 63 against Somerset.

In most cases, he wouldn’t even be considered for England’s Test side, but he has a vast amount of talent, and has constantly shown this in England’s ODI and T20 sides over the last couple of years.

He has an excellent technique but has struggled against spin bowling in the past, so it may be a risk to take him to Sri Lanka. He is also a stroke maker in the middle order, and that’s not really what England need right now, as they already have a lot of players in that mold.