England have included uncapped Dillon Pennington from Nottinghamshire and Jamie Smith from Surrey in a 14-man squad for the first two Tests against the West Indies, to be held at Lords and Trent Bridge.
ENGLAND TEST SQUAD
Uncapped Pennington, Jamie Smith picked for West Indies Tests
Dillon Pennington has picked up 29 wickets for Nottinghamshire averaging 23.03 this season. © Getty
A fast bowler, Pennington has picked up 29 wickets for Nottinghamshire averaging 23.03 in Division One of the ongoing County Championship. Meanwhile, Jamie Smith, an attacking batter and a wicket-keeper, has scored 507 runs in the Championship at an average of 50.70. With Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow not picked in the squad, Smith is set to make his debut at Lord's.
Notable absentees from the previous England Test squad that toured India earlier this year include Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach and Mark Wood while off-spinner Shoaib Bashir retains his place.
Uncapped seamer Gus Atkinson, who was picked to tour India but didn't make the XI in any of the five Tests, holds on to his place in a fairly new-look bowling attack that welcomes back Chris Woakes, who'll play his first Test since last year's Ashes.
Legendary England fast bowler James Anderson has been selected only for the first Test, where he will play in his 188th and
