The BCCI selection committee, headed by MSK Prasad, has named a jumbo squad of 18 men for the first three Test matches against England, beginning in Birmingham on August 1. Besides, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who aggravated a lower back condition in the third ODI against England, has been kept in limbo, as his condition is being assessed by the medical team and a call on his inclusion will be made soon.

Jasprit Bumrah who has been included in the squad, will be available for selection only from the second Test based on his fitness following a thumb surgery. Prasad has been travelling with the ODI team and, after discussions with skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri here, decided to name the squad only for the first three Tests. There are hardly any surprises in the team, with the expected inclusion of chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and Dinesh Karthik as wicketkeeper in the absence of an injured Wriddhiman Saha.