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Duo called into Lions squad

Image: Root: Called up by England Lions

Yorkshire batsman Joe Root and Lancashire left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan have been called into the England Lions one-day squad.

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Bopara and Briggs replaced by young duo

Yorkshire batsman Joe Root and Lancashire left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan have been called into the England Lions one-day squad to face Sri Lanka A in a three-match series beginning at Worcester on Friday. Root replaces Ravi Bopara following the Essex man's inclusion in the England squad for the third npower Test against India. The 20-year-old made his Lions debut in the recent four-day match against Sri Lanka A at Scarborough, making 66 in the second innings. Kerrigan comes in for Hampshire's Danny Briggs, who has been ruled out of the series due to a shoulder injury.