England Overhauls Test Squad: Bairstow, Foakes, and Leach Out

England has dropped Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, and Jack Leach from its test squad for the upcoming series against the West Indies. The refreshed squad includes three uncapped players and marks a significant change, with James Anderson set to retire after the first test.

In a significant shake-up, England has dropped Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, and Jack Leach from its test squad ahead of the series against the West Indies.

The newly refreshed 14-man squad for the first two tests features three uncapped players, including wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and seamers Gus Atkinson and Dillon Pennington.

Young spinner Shoaib Bashir has been chosen over Leach in what amounts to a changing of the guard. Veteran cricketer James Anderson will play his final test at Lord's starting July 10 before retiring.

Bairstow, notably dropped after 100 caps, has been replaced as wicketkeeper by Jamie Smith, who also sees off competition from Foakes.

England's Test squad now features Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson (first Test only), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, Ollie Pope, Matt Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, and Chris Woakes.

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