The pair have been named in the XI for the first Test against the West Indies as James Anderson plays his final international match.
Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson will make his Test debut in England’s series opener against the West Indies, joining fellow newcomer Jamie Smith in a new-look XI.
As the only wicketkeeper in the squad following the dropping of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes, Smith’s place at number seven was already confirmed but England gave themselves a variety of options to compliment the outgoing Anderson in the pace attack.And they have given Atkinson the nod in front of Durham’s Matthew Potts and the uncapped Nottinghamshire quick Dillon Pennington.
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