Wood added to England squad for second Test

England person added accelerated bowler Mark Wood to their squad for nan 2nd Test against West Indies astatine Trent Bridge.

Wood, 34, missed nan immense triumph successful nan first Test aft being portion of nan England squad for nan T20 World Cup successful June.

The Durham man takes nan spot of James Anderson, England's all-time starring wicket-taker who ended his world profession astatine Lord's.

If England opt to clasp Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson successful their XI, Wood will beryllium vying pinch Matthew Potts and nan uncapped Dillon Pennington for nan remaining pace-bowling slot.

Should Nottinghamshire's Pennington, 25, make his debut, it would beryllium connected his location ground.

The 2nd Test successful nan three-match bid originates connected Thursday, pinch nan 3rd Test astatine Edgbaston starting connected 26 July.

England men’s squad for 2nd Test v West Indies: Ben Stokes (Durham), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Dan Lawrence (Surrey), Dillon Pennington (Nottinghamshire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).