Jonny Bairstow has returned to the England Test squad.
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There is also a recall for Chris Woakes, who last played a Test in March of last year and is yet to feature since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge. Any suggesting of re-jigging the batter order was always unlikely - some even advocated Stokes as opener - leaving a straight choice between Bairstow and Foakes.
"Brendon spoke to Ben and said he was pretty upset about the fact he lost his place. I think there will be a time when we see Foakes again."The new elbow injury is the latest setback for 28-year-old Archer, who has not played a Test since February 2021. For all the talk of rejigging the batting order to accommodate the returning Jonny Bairstow, it was always likely to be Ben Foakes that was most vulnerable.
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