Both the bowlers have also not got assurance that they have Test career left.
London, James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the highest wicket-takers for England in Test cricket, have not been included in the squad for the West Indies tour next month. . Both the bowlers have also not got assurance that they have Test career left. Australia in the Ashes series 4. After the 0 defeat, the England team is in the process of overhaul.
Apart from the head coach, assistant coach and director of cricket, eight players have been dropped. Apart from Broad and Anderson, vice-captain Jos Buttler, David Malan, Sam Billings, Dom Bess, Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed have also been left out of the squad. “With the start of the new season, the selection committee has picked a fresh Test team,” said Andrew Strauss, former Test captain and interim director of cricket following the departure of Ashley Giles.
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He said of Anderson, 39, and Broad, 35, “I want to say that the doors are not closed for them. We believe that new bowlers need to be given opportunities. How to use the experience of Broad and Stuart will depend on the new managing director and head coach.
Anderson has taken 640 wickets in 169 Tests for England while Broad has taken 537 wickets in 152 matches. After the departure of head coach Chris Silverwood and assistant coach Graham Thorpe, Paul Collingwood will accompany the team to the West Indies.
Team :
Joe Root (c), Jonathan Bairstow, Jacques Crowley, Matthew Fischer, Ben Fox, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Pope, Olly Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood . (agency)