England Announce Squad For First Test Against West Indies

England National Cricket Selectors have named a 13-strong squad for the first #raisethebat Test match against West Indies at Ageas Bowl starting on Wednesday 8 July 2020. Nine players will remain at the Ageas Bowl as Test reserves.

Regular skipper Joe Root will miss the first test to be at the birth of his second child. All-rounder Ben Stokes will lead the team in the absence of captain Joe Root.Stokes is set to become the 81st England men’s Test captain on Wednesday.

England Men's Test Squad

Ben Stokes (captain), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Reserves: James Bracey, Sam Curran, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone

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