A guide to the uncapped players in England’s Test squad to play West Indies

England have named three uncapped players in their Test squad to face the West Indies in July, signalling the start of a new era for the team.

Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the newcomers.

Jamie Smith

Gus Atkinson

Dillon Pennington

Pennington is the least well known of the new arrivals but his name had been thrown into the mix by director of cricket Rob Key earlier this year, suggesting the selectors were interested. Starting out at Worcestershire, he drew glowing references from the likes of South Africa’s Morne Morkel and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, but swapped New Road for Nottinghamshire this year in a bid to take his game up a notch. He has since worked with bowling coach Kevin Shine – formerly the ECB pace development lead – on tweaking his action and has collected 23 wickets at 23.13 in the top flight this season. While he is not the finished article, his height and attacking style make him a project England are willing to invest in.