LONDON: England selectors brought in uncapped Lancashire wicket-keeper Jos Buttler to a 13-man squad announced on Tuesday for the third Test against India at Southampton on Sunday.

After England’s 95-run defeat in the second Test at Lord’s, wicket-keeper Matt Prior announced he was taking a break from international cricket in order to regain full fitness.

Squad:

Alastair Cook (Essex, captain), Sam Robson (Middlesex), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wicket-keeper), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

Published in Dawn, July 23rd , 2014