The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced a 14-men squad for the five-match Test series against India starting at the end of June. While Ben Stokes is back leading the squad, Jamie Overton makes a comeback in the whites.

Earlier, he represented England in only one Test match, that too three years back in 2023, against New Zealand. With Gus Atkinson becoming unavailable, Overton slides in to the squad. Notably, Atkinson is suffering from an injury at his right hamstring, which he suffered at Trent Bridge against Zimbabwe.

Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Craig Overton, and Josh Tongue have been named in the pace department, while Shoaib Bashir remains the only spinner in the squad. Jacob Bethell makes a comeback to the Test side after sitting out the one-off match against Zimbabwe last month.

The 14-player squad also includes the top order trio—Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, and Ollie Pope—all of whom scored centuries in the Zimbabwe Test. Jamie Smith is set to continue as the wicketkeeper, having performed the same role in the previous match.

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Ben Stokes (Durham) – Captain, Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Sam Cook (Essex), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), and Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

India will tour England for a five-match Test series, named the Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Test series, against England, starting on June 20. While India A is already playing two unofficial Test matches against the England Lions. The first one at Canterbury ended in a draw. The second one at Northampton will start tomorrow. Meanwhile, the senior teams will face off for the first test on June 20, with the first match being played at Headingley.

India tour of England match schedule:

In India, the series will be broadcasted on the Star Spots network and live streamed on Jiostar.