England have named a new kind of squad for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies in March 2022.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad have both been dropped a move that has sent shock waves through English cricket fans.

Alex Lees the yorkshire opener is the next man into the team to open the batting.

Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Fisher and Matt Parkinson have all earnt a call up.

Toady we breakdown the squad, starting XI, replacement players and much more....

England squad: Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain, Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Fixtures

1-4 Tour match (opponents TBC)

8-12 1st Test, Antigua (14:00 GMT)

16-20 2nd Test, Barbados (14:00 GMT)

24-28 3rd Test, Grenada (14:00 GMT/15:00 BST)

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