St John's [Antigua], March 7 (ANI): England Men have named a 12-strong squad ahead of the first Test against the West Indies.

The Test begins on Tuesday in Antigua at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

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Ollie Robinson is not included having not recovered from a back spasm. The final XI will be confirmed at the toss.

England and West Indies will lock horns in three-match Test series. Earlier, James Anderson and Stuart Broad were dropped from the squad.

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England squad: Joe Root (C), Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. (ANI)

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