Jonathan Trott has been named in the 16-man England Test squad for the first time since withdrawing from the 2013-14 Ashes series due to a stress-related illness.
Trott would accompany England on a tour of the West Indies starting next month after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) named the batsman in the 16-man squad.
National selector James Whitaker said in a statement that Trott produced some outstanding performances for county club Warwickshire last summer, scoring five centuries, and also made an unbeaten double-hundred during the recent successful England Lions tour, Sport24 reported.
Whitaker stated that Trott is a player of proven international pedigree, and they are delighted to welcome him back into the squad.
All-rounder Ben Stokes was also included, along with the uncapped trio of Durham fast bowler Mark Wood, Yorkshire spinner Adil Rashid and Yorkshire opening batsman Adam Lyth.
Captain Alastair Cook returns as well, having been left out of the 50-over squad for the ongoing Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where England crashed out in the first round.
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Lyth is likely to compete with Trott for the right to open the batting alongside Cook after Sam Robson was dropped.
Whitaker claimed that this series marks the start of a busy period of Test Match cricket for the England team, and added that he is sure that Cook and the players would all be keen to build on the success they enjoyed last summer against India.
Whitaker stated that Lyth, Rashid and Wood are all players who have performed impressively over the last 12 months and insisted that they would now have an opportunity to push for a regular place in the Test side's starting line-up.
England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Chris Jordan, Adam Lyth, Liam Plunkett, Joe Root, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Mark Wood.