England have kept faith with Ollie Pope, left out Jacob Bethell and recalled seam bowlers Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse for the first Test against India at Headingley.
Pope has been retained at No 3 for the Leeds Test, live on Sky Sports from Friday (11am first ball), after scoring 171 in the innings thrashing of Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in May.
Bethell missed that match while on IPL duty for Royal Challengers Bengaluru but an impressive start to his England career had led to calls for him to be immediately restored.
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England XI for first India Test
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (vice-captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
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The 21-year-old looked assured while scoring three fifties from the No 3 position in New Zealand over the winter and also shone in the recent white-ball games versus West Indies, most notably with a 53-ball 82 in the first one-day international.
Bethell's left-arm spin may also have been a useful option with the scorching temperatures likely to produce a dry pitch but vice-captain Pope has been given the nod.
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Opener Zak Crawley, another player Bethell could potentially have dislodged, will partner Ben Duckett at the top of the order with the only changes coming in the pace attack.
Woakes and Carse return as Cook and injured Atkinson drop out
Fit-again Woakes and Carse, who missed the Zimbabwe Test with ankle and toe issues respectively, replace Sam Cook and the injured Gus Atkinson with Carse to play his first home Test after 27 wickets across five matches in Pakistan and New Zealand this winter.
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Atkinson is still recovering from a hamstring problem he sustained against Zimbabwe while Cook is left out after an indifferent Test debut in which he took just the one wicket.
Woakes and Carse - who said on Wednesday that there have been discussions about him taking the new ball in Atkinson's absence - will join Josh Tongue and captain Ben Stokes in the fast-bowling group, with Shoaib Bashir as the spinner.
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Pace-bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton is the other member of the initial 14-player squad, along with Bethell and Cook, to miss out on selection for the series opener.
The Headingley Test begins a huge period for England with the five-match series at home to Shubman Gill's men followed by an Ashes tour to Australia, starting at Perth's Optus Stadium on November 21.
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The second India Test is at Edgbaston from July 2 ahead of further matches at Lord's (from July 10), Emirates Old Trafford (from July 23) and The Kia Oval (from July 31), with every game live on Sky Sports.
England vs India Test series ☀️
All games at 11am UK and Ireland; all live on Sky Sports
- First Test: Friday June 20-Tuesday June 24 - Headingley
- Second Test: Wednesday July 2-Sunday July 6 - Edgbaston
- Third Test: Thursday July 10-Monday July 14 - Lord's
- Fourth Test: Wednesday July 23-Sunday July 27 - Emirates Old Trafford
- Fifth Test: Thursday July 31-Monday August 4 - The Kia Oval