Jamie Overton has been handed a surprise recall to England 's squad for the first Test against India after his Surrey team-mate Gus Atkinson was ruled out with a hamstring strain. Jacob Bethell' s return to the squad creates a top-order selection headache, while Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse are both back after missing England's win over Zimbabwe with niggles.

Overton won his only cap at Headingley , the venue for the first Test on June 20, against New Zealand in 2022, in which he made a matchturning 97 and took a wicket in each innings. He broke his little finger last week during an ODI against West Indies, and has only played three County Championship matches since the start of last season due to injury and the IPL. However, he has jumped ahead of Matthew Potts as seam-b

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