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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, July 4:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;England on Saturday announced a 13-man squad for the first Test of the three-match #raisethebat series against West Indies beginning July 8 at the Ageas Bowl. Apart from the squad, nine players will remain at the venue as Test reserves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>All-rounder Ben Stokes will become England&#39;s 81st Test captain in the match, which will also see the resumption of international cricket which has been on a halt since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Stokes will replace regular skipper Joe Root as captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Root, who has returned to Sheffield to be at the birth of his second child, left the secure bubble in Southampton earlier this week. He will self-isolate for seven days before joining up with the squad ahead of the second Test at the Old Trafford starting on July 16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Moeen Ali have been left out of the squad for the opening game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Both England and West Indies players will also be seen wearing a &#39;Black Lives Matter&#39; logo on the collar of their shirts in order to show solidarity with the &#39;Black Lives Matter&#39; movement which has been going on ever since the death of George Floyd in US.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England squad: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Rory Burns, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler(wk), Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Reserves: James Bracey, Sam Curran, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone.<\/p>\r\n",
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