Four England prospects who could make their Test debuts against the West Indies

England have rung the changes for their upcoming three-Test series against the West Indies, with eight members of their Ashes squad getting axed.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad, England's two leading wicket-takers of all time, have both been dropped.

Openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed have also been axed, along with Jos Buttler, Sam Billings and Dom Bess.

In their place, England have called up five new players, with wicketkeeper Ben Foakes returning to the fold alongside four youngsters who are uncapped in Test cricket.

With that in mind, Mirror Sport has taken a look at the four prospects who are in line to make their Test debuts in the Caribbean.

Having captained the England Lions in Australia this winter, Lees has now earned his first call-up to the senior team and he will open the innings alongside Zak Crawley.

Lees had been touted for a call-up by the likes of Ian Botham and Nasser Hussain, having impressed at Durham after joining permanently from Yorkshire in 2019.

Over the last three seasons, Lees has averaged 37.45, 48.25 and 39.06 in first-class cricket and interim managing director Sir Andrew Strauss has backed him to succeed.

"Alex Lees comes in as a mature cricketer who knows his game well and it's an opportunity for him to stake his claim at the top of the order," Strauss said.

Having been a regular in England's white-ball setup for the past few years, Mahmood's ability to bowl with genuine pace and find both swing and reverse swing could make him a potent threat in Test cricket as well.

With Jofra Archer and Olly Stone still out injured, Mahmood can offer the same kind of pace threat as Mark Wood and ensure that he is not overworked.

Mahmood is overdue a Test debut and he will be desperate to impress