Robinson of Sussex returns after serving his ban; Stokes, Buttler, Bairstow, Curran also returned, but Archer is not ready to return to test cricket after elbow surgery, while Woakes could do later tests; Players will join the test team after playing the first two matches on The Hundred
Ollie Robinson posted match numbers of 7-101 in his test debut against New Zealand in June at Lord’s when historic offensive tweets surfaced.
Seamer Ollie Robinson has been called up to England’s test team for the first two games of the five-game series against India, but Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes are out with injuries.
Robinson was fined and suspended for eight games, five of which are suspended for two years, for “a series of offensive tweets” he sent between 2012 and 2014, but was cleared to return to international service earlier this month. .
Ben Stokes, 27, joins the 17-man squad, who missed out on the two-game series against New Zealand in June after sustaining a broken finger in the Indian Premier League.
The all-rounder returned to international cricket ahead of schedule to be England’s captain in a 3-0 London Royal Series win against Pakistan earlier this month after skipper Eoin Morgan and his entire squad broke up. They were forced to self-isolate after a coronavirus. outbreak in the first team XI.
Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Sam Curran also return to the test team, but Archer (right elbow) and Woakes (bruised heel) are unavailable.
Archer continues to progress after elbow surgery, but is not ready at this point to return to test cricket. Woakes suffered a bruised heel last week and is in a rehab program designed to allow him to be fit and available later in the series.
Head coach Chris Silverwood said: “A home test series against India is one of the most anticipated red ball series and promises to be five outstanding tests.
“India is a quality team that has proven its ability to deliver results away from home. We look forward to a very competitive series and have selected our strongest possible team.”
“The returns of the off-roaders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran provide a balance that allows us to return to a structure that has been successful in test cricket.
“Ben’s leadership in the Royal London Series, when he played even though his finger was not yet 100 percent, typified his character and commitment that propels the players around him forward. With Jos and Jonny back in the team, we have added more experience and quality that will be needed against the second ranked team in the world.
“We have selected Ollie Robinson after his debut in the seven-course event against New Zealand. Ollie demonstrated in that event that he has the ability to replicate his excellent form at the County Championship internationally and we will continue to work with him to develop his England Race “.
The team will report to Loughborough on Wednesday July 28 before the first LV = Insurance test that will begin at Trent Bridge on Wednesday August 4.
Selected players on the team will be available to play on The Hundred for each team’s first two matches before joining the test team.
England Men’s Test Team: Joe Root (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes , Mark Wood
First test: England v India, August 4-8, Trent Bridge
2nd test: England v India, August 12-16, Lord’s
3rd test: England v India, Aug 25-29, Emerald Headingley
4th test: England v India, September 2-6, Kia Oval
Fifth test: England v India, September 10-14, Emirates Old Trafford
