Tom Hartley receives maiden Test call-up for tour to India
Tom Hartley has received his maiden England Men's Test call up for the upcoming tour of India - joining Lancashire teammate James Anderson in the 16-player squad.
The squad for the five-Test series against India, which starts next month, includes three uncapped players at Test level with Surrey quick Gus Atkinson joined by spinners Hartley and Shoaib Bashir (Somerset).
24-year-old Hartley has taken 40 wickets in 20 First-Class appearances for Lancashire and the Ormskirk-born left-armer made his ODI debut for England in September.
Hartley and Bashir were both part of the England Lions squad that trained in the United Arab Emirates last month. They were joined in the UAE by vice-captain Ollie Pope and Jack Leach to step up their preparations as they return to Test duty following injury.
England Men’s squad for tour of India:
Ben Stokes (Durham – captain)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Ben Foakes (Surrey)
Tom Hartley (Lancashire)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
1st Test: India v England, 25-29 January, Hyderabad
2nd Test: India v England, 2-6 February, Vizag
3rd Test: India v England, 15-19 February, Rajkot
4th Test: India v England, 23-27 February, Ranchi
5th Test: India v England, 7-11 March, Dharamsala
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