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LONDON — England has dropped Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes and Jack Leach from its test squad ahead of the series against the West Indies. It is a freshened-up 14-man squad for the first two tests. England has called up three uncapped players in wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and seamers Gus Atkinson and Dillon Pennington. Young spinner Shoaib Bashir has been preferred to Leach in what amounts to a changing of the guard. James Anderson was selected but the 41-year-old seamer will only play the first test at Lord's starting July 10 before retiring. Bairstow is the most high-profile casualty. He is dropped on exactly 100 caps.
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