Gay, Rew and Baker called up to England Test squad and Robinson in from cold

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Emilio Gay, James Rew and Sonny Baker are the three uncapped players in a 15-man England squad for the first Test against New Zealand next month, with Ollie Robinson also returning to the setup after a two-year absence.

As part of the wash-up from the Ashes, England have hired a new selector in Marcus North – now confirmed – and vowed to pay more attention to county form. Gay, averaging 92 under North at Durham this season, and Rew, 22 years old and having already scored 12 centuries for Somerset, both fit the bill in this regard.