England regain Carse and Woakes for first Test against India, Atkinson out with hamstring injury

England's remodeled pace attack lost Gus Atkinson to injury but has regained Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse for the first Test against India starting on June 20 in Leeds.

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With Atkinson ruled out of selection after injuring his right hamstring in the innings defeat of Zimbabwe in last month's one-off Test, England again has had to shuffle a fast-bowler unit missing injured pair Mark Wood (knee) and Jofra Archer (thumb) and permanently deprived of now-retired stalwarts James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Woakes has only recently returned from a long-term ankle injury and has been playing for England's second-string Lions against India A. Carse also missed the match against Zimbabwe while he fully recovered from a toe injury sustained while playing in the Champions Trophy in February, but is set to return.

Meanwhile, Jamie Overton, a bowling all-rounder, has been picked despite breaking his right little finger during a one-day international against the West Indies on May 29 and is back in the Test squad for the first time since June 2022 when he earned his sole cap against New Zealand.

That was at Headingley, where England and India will begin their highly anticipated five-match series.