England axe Bairstow, Foakes and Leach from Test squad for West Indies series

Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith and Notts seamer Dillon Pennington get first call-ups as new era of Bazball begins

, who took 17 wickets at 33.75 on the tour of India earlier this year, is included ahead of Leach, who missed the final three Tests of that series with a knee injury. Leach has since returned for Somerset but has only taken four wickets at 72 in three County Championship matches.

However, he is an aggressive batter who averages 40.80 in first-class cricket and fits the Bazball profile down to a tee. This summer he is averaging 50.70 and has hit five 50-plus scores already, including one century.Smith also kept wicket in two ODIs against Ireland at the end of last summer, but doing it at Test level with all the accompanied scrutiny will be a huge step up.

Pennington, 25, who joined Nottinghamshire this year from Worcestershire, has taken 29 Championship wickets this summer at an average of 23.03. Durham seamer Matt Potts is also recalled, as is Chris Woakes for the first time since he starred during last summer’s home Ashes series.

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