England has bolstered its tempo assault by including Mark Wooden to the squad for the second Take a look at in opposition to the West Indies at Trent Bridge, beginning Thursday. Wooden’s inclusion comes on the heels of veteran pacer James Anderson’s retirement from worldwide cricket following England’s emphatic victory over the West Indies by an innings and 114 runs at Lord’s.
Wooden, who final appeared in a Take a look at match in opposition to India in Dharamshala in March, was unavailable for the primary Take a look at attributable to his current participation within the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup within the West Indies. England leads the three-match collection 1-0.
England’s triumph at Lord’s marked their fourth win within the present ICC World Take a look at Championship 2023-25 cycle, inserting them with 33 factors and a factors proportion of 25%, stage with South Africa and Bangladesh within the decrease half of the standings.
Gus Atkinson, who debuted at Lord’s, made a big affect with figures of 12-106, the fourth-best match figures by a debutant bowler in Take a look at historical past. Matthew Potts and uncapped Dillon Pennington are different seam-bowling choices within the squad.
England Squad for Second Take a look at:
- Ben Stokes (captain)
- Gus Atkinson
- Shoaib Bashir
- Harry Brook
- Zak Crawley
- Ben Duckett
- Dan Lawrence
- Dillon Pennington
- Ollie Pope
- Matthew Potts
- Joe Root
- Jamie Smith
- Chris Woakes
- Mark Wooden
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