FILE PHOTO: Cricket - First Test - England v West Indies - Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium, Southampton, Britain - July 12, 2020 West Indies' Shai Hope in action, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS/File photo
(Reuters) - West Indies have recalled wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope for the opening test against South Africa beginning on Thursday but fast bowler Shannon Gabriel will miss the match due to injury.
Hope played the last of his 34 tests in England last year before being dropped but he was the leading scorer when West Indies blanked Sri Lanka 3-0 in a home one-day series in March.
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