Wood replaces Anderson in England squad for second Test


With James Anderson resigning after the main Test against West Indies at Ruler's, Britain have added pacer Imprint Wood to the crew for the second Test what begins on July 18 at Trent Scaffold, Nottingham. Wood, who played three of the five Tests against India recently, was important for Britain's T20 World Cup crew and highlighted in five matches. He didn't, in any case, play Britain's last two matches, which incorporated an elimination round rout to India by 68 runs. Gus Atkinson, the 26-year-old Surrey pacer, appeared in the Ruler's Test and gotten 12 wickets - a seven-wicket pull in the principal innings followed by five in the second. Aside from Anderson and Atkinson, Chris Woakes was the other speed choice in the eleven in the Ruler's Test while Ben Stirs up demonstrated his bowling wellness by bowling 18 overs across the two innings. Offspinner Shoaib Bashir was likewise important for the eleven however didn't get a solitary over to bowl. Britain crew for second Test: Ben Stirs up (c), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Stream, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Imprint Wood.