LONDON — England has named an unchanged squad for its tour of India with its all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson not included in the initial 16-man list for the five-Test series, the England and Wales cricket Board (ECB) said Tuesday.
Anderson, with 463 wickets in 119 matches, is recovering from a shoulder injury and has been left out of the squad for the opening Test in Rajkot starting on Nov. 9 and is doubtful for the second Test in Visakhapatnam.
A recurrence of the injury forced the 34-year-old out of the current series against Bangladesh and his availability for the remaining four Tests in India, the world’s top-ranked side, will be left to medical staff.
That means Jake Ball remains with the squad, which is unchanged from the two-Test series in Bangladesh, after he was added to the party. England won the first Test by 22 runs Monday, with the second test beginning in Dhaka Friday.
Squad: Alastair Cook (capt), Moeen Ali, Zafar Ansari, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Gary Ballance, Gareth Batty, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Haseeb Hameed, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes.
Zimbabwe calls up
uncapped duo
Zimbabwe has called up uncapped seamer Carl Mumba and batsman Tarisai Musakanda for the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka starting in Harare Saturday.
There is also a recall after five years for seamer Chris Mpofu, while all-rounder Malcolm Waller is back in the squad for the first time since 2014 having recently scored four half-centuries against a touring Pakistan A side. The series will be the first for new coach Heath Streak.
Squad:
Regis Chakabva, Brian Chari, Michael Chinouya, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Tino Mawoyo, Peter Moor, Chris Mpofu, Carl Mumba, Tarisai Musakanda, Taurai Muzarabani, Sikandar Raza, Donald Tiripano, Malcolm Waller and Sean Williams. — Agencies
