England captain Joe Root has confirmed the team for the f🍎irst Test against India starting at Edgbaston on Wednesday (August 1).
Root announced that Moeen Ali and Jamie Porter will miss out of the playing XI from the 13-man squad named for England’s 1000th Test.
Root has also announced Jos Buttler as England’s vice-captain for the five-match Test series.
The 27 year old, Buttler, is already vice-captain for England’s ODI side, ranked No. 1 in the latest ICC team rankings.
🔜He was recalled to the Test squad at the start of the summer for the Test series against Pakistan and scored two half-centuries in his three innings.
England’s playing XI:
- Alastair Cook
- Keaton Jennings
- Joe Root (c)
- Dawid Malan
- Jonny Bairstow (w)
- Ben Stokes
- Jos Buttler
- Sam Curran
- Adil Rashid
- Stuart Broad
- James Anderson