After James Anderson retires, a faster spinner joins the group for Nottingham.
England have added fast bowler Mark Wood to their club for the next Check against West Indies, starting on Thursday in Nottingham.
Wood replaces James Anderson in the 14-man party, with Anderson retiring from foreign cricket following England's pitches victory at Lord's.
Wood made his final Test presence in March in India, but he was not chosen for Lord's because he had just returned from the T20 World Cup.
" Once you come out of T20 cricket, then you're going into Test cricket very quickly... there's a period there where you ca n't just throw someone into a Test match", England men's managing director, Rob Key, said when the squad was announced.
" Rest is probably not the right word but we'll look to make him available for selection for the second and third Checks, preferably".
England gave a second Test cap to Gus Atkinson at Lord's, the Surrey quickly claiming 12 for 106- the fourth-best match figures by a Test debut in record. The squad's additional seam-bowling options are Dillon Pennington and Matthew Potts, who is unrestricted.
England squad for second Test: Ben Stokes ( capt ), 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
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