Tom Hartley of England takes half in a coaching session. File.
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England on December 11 named 4 specialist spinners, together with the uncapped duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir, within the 16-member squad for subsequent month’s five-Test series in India.
Off-spinners Hartley and Bashir have been each half of the England Lions squad that skilled within the United Arab Emirates final month.
The 20-year-old Bashir, who performs for Somerset, has snapped 10 wickets in his six-match first-class profession that started in June this yr.
The different two specialist spinners within the squad are Jack Leach, who has recovered from his again damage, and teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed.
Ahmed returns to the Test squad after claiming a five-wicket haul on his Test debut in Pakistan final December.
Surrey fast Gus Atkinson, who claimed 20 wickets in 5 County Championship matches final summer time at a mean of 20.20 serving to Surrey claimed back-to-back titles, has additionally earned his maiden Test call.
England skipper Ben Stokes, who underwent knee surgical procedure after the World Cup, can also be named within the squad however it’s to be seen if the all-rounder resumes bowling duties.
Wicketkeeper-batter Ben Foakes, who did not determine within the Ashes squad, has additionally been recalled.
Veteran James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Atkinson and Mark Wood are the 4 frontline seamers within the squad.
The five-Test series is slated to start in Hyderabad on January 25.
England Test Squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
