Wood recalled by England for second West Indies Test

England person recalled gait bowler Mark Wood to their XI for nan 2nd Test against West Indies astatine Trent Bridge, starting connected Thursday.

Wood takes nan spot of nan retired James Anderson, who ended his record-breaking profession pursuing nan huge triumph successful nan first Test astatine Lord’s.

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

The 34-year-old has taken 108 wickets successful 34 Tests and will shape a pacey pairing alongside Gus Atkinson, pinch Chris Woakes nan different master seamer.

Matthew Potts and nan uncapped Dillon Pennington again beryllium out, having being portion of nan squad for nan first Test astatine Lord’s. In Pennington’s case, nan Nottinghamshire bowler misses nan chance to make a Test debut connected his location ground.

England, 1-0 up, tin triumph nan bid astatine Trent Bridge and frankincense gain their first Test bid triumph since nan circuit of Pakistan successful 2022.

There are apt to beryllium further changes to nan pace-bowling onslaught for nan 3rd Test astatine Edgbaston adjacent week, fixed nan congested quality of nan series.

Woakes, 35, wins his 50th headdress and assumes nan domiciled of onslaught leader now Anderson has followed semipermanent new-ball partner Stuart Broad into retirement.

Indeed, this will beryllium England's first location Test without astatine slightest 1 of Anderson aliases Broad successful their broadside since 2012.

Surrey’s Atkinson, 26, took lucifer figures of 12-106 astatine Lord’s, nan fourth-best by a bowler connected Test debut successful nan history of nan game.

West Indies are waiting connected nan fittingness of gait bowler Shamar Joseph aft he struggled pinch a near hamstring wounded astatine Lord’s.

The 24-year-old bowled successful nan nets astatine Trent Bridge connected Tuesday and is not thought to beryllium a uncertainty astatine this stage.