He last played in England's one-off Test against Zimbabwe in May.
England have called up pacer Gus Atkinson to their squad for the third Test against India that will take place at Lord’s from July 10. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made the announcement shortly after their 336-run loss to India in the second Test in Edgbaston on Sunday.
“The England Men’s selection panel has added Surrey fast bowler Gus Atkinson to the squad for the Rothesay third Test match against India at Lord’s, starting on Thursday, July 10. The 27-year-old Surrey fast bowler returns to the England Test setup after sustaining a right hamstring injury in our victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in May,” the ECB said in their statement.
Gus Atkinson is returning to the England squad for the first time since sustaining a hamstring injury during the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in May. In that match, Gus Atkinson finished with figures of 2/58 and 1/17 and bowled just three overs on day four of that match. England won that match by an innings and 34 runs.
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PAL
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MAL-W
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ASM-W
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INA
130/8
PHL
183/6
Philippines beat Indonesia by 53 runs
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SK
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INA
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PHL
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GRC-W
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TKW-W
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BSP
169/5
BMP
101/7
BCC Spartan beat BSCU – MU Plovdiv by 68 runs
SOST
127/3
MAR
124/6
Sofia Stars beat MUS Akademik Ravens by 7 wickets
MAR
94/2
BSP
91/9
MUS Akademik Ravens won by 8 wickets
SOST
110/6
MAR
121/8
MUS Akademik Ravens beat Sofia Stars by 11 runs
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LEUL
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OSTG
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LEST
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ATPG
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BRBA
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ATPG
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SCO-W
164/10
DGW-W
202/4
Dragons Women beat Scorchers Women by 38 runs
TYP-W
180/4
DGW-W
191/3
Dragons Women beat Typhoons Women by 11 runs
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Match Abandoned
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Match Abandoned due to rain
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170/10
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297/2
Tally Rangers beat MEC Study Group by 127 runs
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203/6
THUO
84/10
Malaysia Reds beat Thunderstorm Outlanders by 119 runs
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113/4
MINY
112/8
Washington Freedom beat MI New York by 6 wickets (D/L) method
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SFU
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NZA-W
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OAW
136/9
RWT
138/8
Ruby White Town Legends beat Ossudu Accord Warriors by 2 runs
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120/7
TAN
192/4
Tanzania beat Malawi by 72 runs
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207/2
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161/8
Bahrain beat Germany by 46 runs
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465/4
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243/10
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294/7
Sri Lanka A beat Australia A by 51 runs
PTS
102/2
WTS
112/6
Whiptail Smashers beat Piton Strikers by 10 runs
IYH
102/6
AMW
106/4
Amazonian Warriors beat Iyanola Heritage by 6 wickets
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BMB
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CBG
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220/5
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102/10
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans won by 118 runs
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122/4
KENT
118/9
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
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182/7
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174/8
Durham won by 8 runs
DER
201/3
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200/6
Derbyshire beat Yorkshire by 7 wickets
HAM
178/3
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179/6
Somerset beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
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189/9
LEI
188/2
Nottinghamshire beat Leicestershire by 1 wickets
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152/9
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153/4
Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by 6 wickets
GLO
204/5
MID
195/7
Gloucestershire won by 9 runs
SURR
141/6
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145/6
Essex beat Surrey by 4 wickets
HAM-W
154/2
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153/8
Hampshire Women beat Somerset Women by 8 wickets
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16/1
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93/5
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123/7
Lancashire Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 7 wickets
The 27-year-old was eventually ruled out of the ODI series against West Indies that followed. He also missed the T20I series against the Caribbean side.
Since making his Test debut for England in July 2024, Gus Atkinson has played 12 Tests and has taken 55 wickets at an average of 22.30. On his Test debut against West Indies last year, Gus Atkinson registered figures of 7/45 in an innings. That became the second-best returns by an England bowler on Test debut.
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Coming back to the ongoing series, England have also retained Jofra Archer in the squad for the third Test against India. The Sussex pacer had been included in the England squad for the second Test after taking a wicket against Durham in his first First-Class match in four years. However, the 30-year-old did not get a game as England went to the second Test with an unchanged playing XI.
Following India’s win on Sunday, the five-match Test series is level 1-1.
England squad for the third Test against India: Ben Stokes (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
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