England Announce 13-Member Squad for Historic One-Off Test Against Zimbabwe

England's international summer will officially kick off on May 22 at Trent Bridge with a historic one-off Test against Zimbabwe — the first Test encounter between the two sides in over two decades.

Skipper Ben Stokes makes a return from a hamstring injury he had sustained on the tour of New Zealand last year.
England have named their Test squad for the upcoming one-off match against Zimbabwe later this month.

Skipper Ben Stokes has been confirmed to take charge of the red-ball lineup, having made his recovery from a left hamstring tear injury.

Stokes had last featured during the three-Test series against New Zealand as part of the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle.

England squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.