England have named the squad for the first two Test matches against India. The hosts have included suspended Ollie Robinson and Hasib Hameed in the squad.
The big story is that England have included Ollie Robinson in their squad who was suspended over sexist and racist tweets a month back during the New Zealand series.
Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran have also returned to the Test team. While Bairstow, Buttler and Curran were rested from the New Zealand series after taking part in this year’s IPL and undergoing a lengthy period of quarantine, Stokes has recovered from a finger injury that saw him withdraw from the Indian Premier League this year.
The all-rounder had recently captained England’s ODI side bereft of first-choice players due to a Covid-19 outbreak, to a 3-0 win over Pakistan.
The series between India and England will start at Trent Bridge on August 4 followed by Tests at Lord’s, Headingley, Oval and Old Trafford..
: Joe Root (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood.
