Jofra Archer and James Anderson return to England squad for final West Indies Test

Jofra Archer, James Anderson and Mark Wood have returned to England’s 14-man squad for the series-deciding third #raisethebat Test against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.

The seamers missed England’s 113-run win in the second Test, with Archer excluded after a breach of bio-secure protocol, for which he has been fined and received a written warning, and Anderson and Wood rested.

Archer revealed in his Daily Mail column that he had struggled for motivation after returning to training and that he needed be “100 per cent mentally right” in order to play in Manchester, saying some of the criticism that he has faced on social media has been racist.

The fast bowler was excluded from the second Test after an unauthorised trip to his home in Hove while driving between The Ageas Bowl in Southampton, the venue for the first Test, and Emirates Old Trafford.

Archer returned to group training on Tuesday after a five-day isolation period at the team hotel in Manchester.

Archer, Anderson and Wood will compete with Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran – England’s pace attack in the second Test – for spots as the hosts aim for the win that will see them regain the Wisden Trophy.

West Indies are current holders by dint of their 2-1 victory over England in the Caribbean in early 2019 so only need to draw to keep the silverware, while a win in Manchester would secure their first Test series victory in England since 1988 when a team led by Sir Viv Richards triumphed 4-0.

There are no changes to the England batting line-up or the wicketkeeping berth, with Jos Buttler keeping his spot behind the stumps, while Dom Bess retains his place as spinner ahead of Somerset team-mate Jack Leach

England squad for final Test: Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Watch the series-deciding third #raisethebat Test between England and West Indies live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 10.30am on Friday.

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