England title squad for 1st Check vs India, all-rounder returns after 3 years
Jamie Overton has made a comeback after three years as England introduced a 14-member squad for the primary Check towards India, scheduled to start on Friday, June 20, at Headingley in Leeds. Overton made his Check debut on the identical venue in June 2022 towards New Zealand, the place he picked up two wickets and scored a career-best 97.
The 31-year-old earned a recall to the red-ball facet after Gus Atkinson was dominated out with a hamstring harm sustained through the one-off Check towards Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Overton brings worthwhile expertise with 97 first-class matches to his title, having scored 2,383 runs, together with a high rating of 120. With the ball, he has taken 237 wickets at an economic system charge of three.48, which incorporates seven four-wicket hauls and 6 five-wicket hauls.
Chris Woakes additionally returned to the squad, having final featured within the three-match collection towards New Zealand in 2024. Left-handed batter Jacob Bethell, who lately impressed for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) within the IPL 2025 and scored 82 within the first ODI towards the West Indies, has additionally been included.
England will probably be with out their full-strength tempo assault for the collection, as each Mark Wooden and Olly Stone proceed to get well from knee accidents. Jofra Archer additionally missed out on choice after sustaining a thumb harm whereas enjoying for Rajasthan Royals within the IPL.
The speedster will not be anticipated to be match earlier than the second Check, which begins on Wednesday, July 2, at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
England failed to achieve the finals within the first two editions of the World Check Championship (WTC) and will probably be aiming to make a robust begin this time round.
England squad for 1st Check vs India
Ben Stokes (C), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Prepare dinner, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes
