Wooden’s final Check look got here in India in March and he was not thought-about for Lord’s having solely not too long ago returned from taking part in on the T20 World Cup.
“When you come out of T20 cricket, you then’re going into Check cricket in a short time… there is a interval there the place you may’t simply throw somebody right into a Check match,” England males’s managing director, Rob Key, mentioned when the squad was introduced.
“Relaxation might be not the best time period however we’ll look to make him accessible for choice for the second and third Assessments, hopefully.”
England squad for second Check: Ben Stokes (capt), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Mark Wooden
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