England bowlers need to show 'leadership' without James Anderson & Stuart Broad - Andrew Strauss

England's bowlers need to show «more leadership» against West Indies in the absence of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, says interim managing director Andrew Strauss.

Anderson, 39, and Broad, 35, were left out of the squad for the three-Test tour of the West Indies in March.

They are England's top two leading wicket-takers in Tests, with 1,177 dismissals combined.

«This is an opportunity to refresh and look forward,» Strauss told BBC Sport.

«We've brought some new blood into the bowling resources.

»But we're also asking some of our existing bowlers to play a slightly different role to the one they've played before and show a bit more leadership."

Lancashire fast bowler Saqib Mahmood and leg-spinner Matt Parkinson could make their Test debuts in the Caribbean, while Yorkshire seamer Matthew Fisher has been included in a Test squad for the first time.

Seamer Chris Woakes is the most experienced bowler in the squad, with 42 Test caps, followed by fast bowler Mark Wood (25), slow left-armer Jack Leach (19) and seamers Ollie Robinson (nine) and Craig Overton (six). All-rounder Ben Stokes has 76 Test appearances.

Anderson is England's most-capped Test cricketer, with 169 appearances, while Broad is third on 152.

Strauss denied Anderson and Broad's status could be intimidating to younger players and captain Joe Root.

«They've earned the right to have that stature,» he said.

«But we also have to think that there is life beyond them as well and we need to develop some of the other bowlers and allow them to play more of a leadership role, rather than just a followership role.»

Following the 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia, England head coach Chris Silverwood, director of cricket Ashley Giles and assistant coach Graham Thorpe all left their