London, May 13 -- England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have named three uncapped players in their 15-member squad for the opening Test match against New Zealand at Lord's, with wicketkeeper-batter James Rew, top-order batter Emilio Gay and fast bowler Sonny Baker earning maiden call-ups for the series opener starting on June 4.

The squad, led by captain Ben Stokes, also marks the return of spinner Rehan Ahmed, seamer Matthew Fisher and fast bowler Ollie Robinson to England's red-ball setup.

Durham batter Emilio Gay forced his way into contention after a prolific County Championship run, scoring 552 runs in his last five matches, including three centuries and a fifty. Somerset wicketkeeper-batter James Rew has also impressed with 392 ru...