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Rory Burns to lead England Lions

Burns will lead a side that includes Alastair Cook and Chris Woakes

Rory Burns will captain England Lions against India A this week

Surrey captain Rory Burns will lead England Lions in their four-day match against India A which starts at Blackfinch New Road tomorrow.

Burns has been in superb form for Surrey

Sam Curran and Dawid Malan have been released from England's one-day squad to play in the match, as originally selected.

Hampshire's James Vince will take Malan's place in the England squad for the third and last match of the Royal London One-Day Series against India at Emerald Headingley on Tuesday.

England Lions: R Burns (Surrey, capt), A Cook (Essex), N Gubbins (Middlesex), D Malan (Middlesex), O Pope (Surrey, wk), C Woakes (Warwickshire), S Curran (Surrey), D Bess (Somerset), M Fisher (Yorkshire), J Leach (Somerset), J Porter (Essex).