England call up Liam Plunkett and Mark Footitt for fourth Test

Liam Plunkett and uncapped Mark Footitt were called up after Anderson sustained a side injury during England's victory at Edgbaston which put them 2-1 ahead in the five-match Ashes series.

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"With James Anderson missing this test through injury and some concerns over Mark Wood's workload in the build-up to the last test we felt that bringing in two extra bowlers in Liam Plunkett and Mark Footitt was necessary," national selector James Whitaker said in a statement on Saturday.

"The reports on Wood are positive at this stage and we are hopeful he'll be available for selection on Thursday."

Plunkett has played 13 tests, most recently against India last July, but Derbyshire left-armer Footitt is uncapped at international level.

England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Mark Footitt, Adam Lyth, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood.

The call up for Footitt is an exciting one given the variety that the Derbyshire left-armer can provide for the England pace attack. It is highly unlikely that his inclusion is for anything more than simply gaining some experience being around the set up on this occasion with Wood expected to regain his place in the team after having played the first two Tests in the series, but that will be valuable nonetheless. Plunkett's pace and aggression provides another option for England, but it would be a surprise if Wood is not the man to replace Anderson at Trent Bridge.