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England bring Woakes, Carse and Overton into squad for first India Test

Atkinson injured but Tongue and Cook in 14-man listWoakes will have to prove fitness with England LionsThere is still a fortnight to go until the first Test against India but England are a team in a hurry these days. On Thursday morning they named a 14-man squad for the series opener, with Brydon Carse, Chris Woakes, and Jamie Overton all drafted in as options with the ball after Gus Atkinson was ruled out through injury.No official date has been put on Atkinson’s return after a hamstring issue picked up during the innings victory against Zimbabwe last month. But with a week between the first Test at Headingley that starts on 20 June and the second at Lord’s, England are hopeful that the breakout star of last year can have an impact on the five-match series. Continue reading...

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