Jamie Overton has obtained a shock call-up as England on Thursday introduced their 14-man squad for the primary Take a look at towards India. The 31-year-old performed the one Take a look at of his profession in June 2022 and now returns to switch the injured Gus Atkinson. In the meantime, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse are all again within the squad after lacking England’s one-off Take a look at towards Zimbabwe final month.
Quick bowlers Mark Wooden and Jofra Archer are the notable names lacking from the squad which might be led by Ben Stokes. Archer was anticipated to return to Take a look at cricket for the primary time in since February 2021 on this sequence however a thumb damage that he sustained whereas taking part in for Rajasthan Royals within the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League has put doubts on that. Archer was alleged to play in England’s not too long ago concluded ODI sequence towards the West Indies and doubtlessly return to red-ball motion within the second of England Lions’ unofficial Checks towards India A. He ended up having to sit down out each matches.
Wooden, in the meantime, may return for the ultimate Take a look at of the sequence if he has a seamless recovering from a surgical procedure on his left knee that was achieved in March. Bethell had missed the Zimbabwe Take a look at because of his commitments within the IPL. His return poses a possible choice headache for England on the high of the order. Whereas his three half-centuries at No.3 in his debut sequence in New Zealand put Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope’s beneath doubt, each went on to attain tons towards Zimbabwe.
India’s five-Take a look at tour of England begins on June 20 at Headingley after which the second match might be performed at Edgbaston from July 2. Lord’s will host the third Take a look at from July 10 after which the fourth Take a look at might be performed at Previous Trafford from July 23. It’s a fast turnover after that with the fifth Take a look at scheduled to be performed on the Oval from July 31.
England squad for first Take a look at vs India: Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook dinner, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Stokes (capt), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.