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England Men name squad for 1st Rothesay Test Match against India

Jamie Overton returns to the England Men's Test squad for the 1st Rothesay Test against India, with Surrey teammate Gus Atkinson missing out with injury.

The England Men’s selection panel has named a 14-player squad for the Rothesay first Test match against India at Headingley, which begins on Friday 20 June 2025.

England Men squad for Rothesay Test Series

Ben Stokes (Durham) – Captain
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Sam Cook (Essex)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Surrey bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton returns to the Test set-up for the first time since earning his sole cap against New Zealand at Headingley in June 2022. The 31-year-old sustained a broken right little finger during the ODI against the West Indies on 29 May but continues to be assessed and reviewed daily by the England medical team.

Durham seamer Brydon Carse and the Warwickshire pair Jacob Bethell and Chris Woakes are included in the squad, having last featured during the Test tour of New Zealand in December.

Surrey’s Gus Atkinson was unavailable for selection due to a right hamstring injury sustained during the recent Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.

England Men v India Men - Rothesay Test Series

20-24 June 2025 - 1st Rothesay Test, Headingley (11am start)
2-6 July 2025 - 2nd Rothesay Test, Edgbaston (11am start)
10-14 July 2025 - 3rd Rothesay Test, Lord's (11am start)
23-27 July 2025 - 4th Rothesay Test, Emirates Old Trafford (11am start)
31 July-4 August 2025 - 5th Rothesay Test, Kia Oval (11am start)

India squad for Rothesay Test Series

Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav