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England have announced the replacement of legendary fast-bowler James Anderson for the second Test against West Indies in Nottingham.

Anderson retired from international cricket following England's thumping innings victory at Lord’s. Wood returns to the England setup after below-par performances in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, where he played in five of England’s eight matches and took just three wickets, all against Oman.

His inclusion strengthens England’s pace attack for the upcoming match, which already features Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts, Ben Stokes and Dillon Pennington.

Wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith retains his place for the second Test after an impressive debut, where he scored 70 runs and took four catches in the opening Test of the series.

England squad for the second Test:

Ben Stokes (c), 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 Wood.