England skipper Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final Test which is set to begin shortly at the Lord's today (9).
England fields an unchanged side after already clinching the three-match series, 2-0.
Sri Lanka has brought in Kusal Perera, who returns for the first in six months after being cleared off doping charges.
He replaces Milinda Siriwardana while fast bowler Shaminda Eranga, whose bowling action was reported by the officials of the second Test match, is in the playing XI.
England: Alastair Cook (Capt), Alex Hales, Nick Compton, Joe Root, James Vince, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (Capt), Lahiru Thrimanne, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Pradeep.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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