Stokes Returns India Test Series

Derby: England have included Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes in a 13-man squad for the first Test against India at Trent Bridge on 9 July.

Stokes missed the early part of the season after surgery on the wrist he fractured punching a locker during England's tour of West Indies in March.

The 23-year-old is added to the 12 players on duty for the dramatic defeat by Sri Lanka at Headingley last month.

Stokes made 120 against Australia in only his second Test last winter.

England were unable to claim the final wicket in an enthralling first Test with Sri Lanka at Lord's, and then lost the two-match series after last man James Anderson was dismissed with the penultimate ball at Headingley.

It was their first defeat in a series of more than one match against Sri Lanka, and extended their run of matches without a Test victory to eight.

England squad for first Test with India:

• Alastair Cook (Essex, capt)
• Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
• James Anderson (Lancashire)
• Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)
• Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
• Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
• Chris Jordan (Sussex)
• Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
• Matt Prior (Sussex, wk)
• Sam Robson (Middlesex)
• Joe Root (Yorkshire)
• Ben Stokes (Durham)
• Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)