England have their sights set on a series whitewash versus Sri Lanka when they head to the Oval on Friday for their last home Test of the summer season.

After almost giving up control in the very first Test at Old Trafford, just to dominate by 5 wickets, England travelled to success by 190 runs in the 2nd Test at Lord’s recently.

Ollie Pope is once again set to captain England in the lack of hurt skipper Ben Stokes and the hosts will be wishing to end the Test summer season on a high.

England v Sri Lanka – 3rd Test pointers

• Gus Atkinson – Top England bowler in first Innings @ 11/4
• Ollie Pope to score under 32.5 runs in first Innings @ 17/20
• Dinesh Chandimal to score over 21.5 runs in first Innings @ 17/20

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Gus Atkinson – Top England bowler in first Innings @ 11/4

The wickets were typically spread out around the England bowlers in the 2nd Test with Sri Lanka however rate will take precedence in the series ending.

The Oval will provide a lot more speed and bounce to England’s attack, in specific, which might have played a part in the choice to prepare in 20-year-old seamer Josh Hull to the group ahead of the match.

But the gamer who looks probably to capitalise on conditions is Gus Atkinson, who has actually taken pleasure in a fantastic breakout summer season for England’s Test group.

Atkinson just made his England Test launching back in July however he has actually currently acquired 33 wickets in simply 5 matches.

He made rather the effect in his very first match versus the West Indies previously in the summer season, taking an overall of 12 wickets in James Anderson’s last Test for his nation.

And throughout the very first 2 Tests of this series with Sri Lanka, Atkinson has actually taken an overall of 11 wickets.

Five of his 7 wickets at Lord’s last time out was available in the 2nd innings however the Oval’s surface area ought to provide him lots of help from the start and he deserves backing to be England’s leading first-innings wicket-taker.

Ollie Pope to score under 32.5 runs in first Innings @ 17/20

Runs lines are constantly an excellent way to back a gamer in Test cricket and it might pay to back Ollie Pope to disappoint his line of 32.5 runs.

Pope appeared like an appropriate alternative captain for Stokes throughout the series, although his efficiencies with the bat appear to have actually suffered as an outcome.

In his 4 knocks versus Sri Lanka up until now, Pope has actually scored 6, 6, one and 17, and he might underperform yet once again at the Oval.

Dinesh Chandimal to score over 21.5 runs in first Innings @ 17/20

Given the beautiful underwhelming efficiencies of openers Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka have actually needed to look even more down the order for runs in this series.

Angelo Mathews has actually had his minutes batting at 4 however among the travelers’ most constant gamers has actually been wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal.

Chandimal scored 96 stumble upon 2 innings’ in Manchester, before shooting a combined 81 at Lord’s and he deserves backing to exceed his runs line of 21.5 in the last Test of the series.

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