Yorkshire speedy Plunkett, who played the remainder of his 13 Tests against India in July 2014, and uncapped Derbyshire left-armer Footitt were incorporated after point James Anderson was discounted with a side damage endured amid Britain's eight-wicket win in the third Test at Edgbaston that put them 2-1 up in the five-match Fiery debris arrangement.
"With James Anderson missing this Test through damage and a few concerns over Check Wood's workload in the manufacture up to the last Test, we felt that getting two additional bowlers in Liam Plunkett and Mark Footitt was vital," said national selector James Whitaker in a Britain and Wales Cricket Board proclamation.
Anderson, Britain's best Test bowler with 413 wickets, took a Fiery debris best six for 47 in the first innings at Birmingham's Edgbaston ground.
Be that as it may, Australia's second innings saw Anderson endure a side strain which implies he won't be in the group when the fourth Test starts over the Midlands at Nottingham's Trent Connect on Thursday.
And in addition ringing Plunkett - who may have played for Britain before in the season yet for being dropped for disciplinary reasons by Yorkshire and has following taken only five wickets in two matches - and Footitt, Britain have likewise held Durham quick bowler Mark Wood in their squad.
Wood missed the Edgbaston triumph with a lower leg harm, his nonattendance making ready for the reviewed Steven Finn to take a Test-best six for 79 in Australia's second innings in what was the Middlesex quick bowler's first match at this level subsequent to 2013.
"The reports on Wood are certain at this stage and we are confident he'll be accessible for determination on Thursday," Whitaker included.
Footitt's incorporation came after the 29-year-old took 82 wickets at a niggardly normal of a little more than 19 each for Derbyshire in the Second Division of Britain's top of the line Area Title last season.
His exhibitions saw him rang into Britain's pre-Fiery remains preparing camp in Spain and Britain having seen the effect made by Australia's Mitchell Johnson, might want to have the variety of a left-arm speedy in their assault.
Yet, Footitt may need to sit tight for his chance behind Wood and Plunkett.
In the mean time opener Adam Lyth was situated to keep his place, regardless of averaging only 12 this arrangement, after Britain ruled against ringing any more authority batsmen.
Doing only that could demonstrate a test to a Britain side who are authoritatively the most conflicting Test side ever, having taken after each of their three wins preceding their prosperity at Edgbaston with an annihilation since drawing their arrangement opener against the West Indies in Antigua in April.
In the event that they can catch up a win at Edgbaston that was finished in less than three days with triumph at Trent Span, Britain would recapture the Fiery debris with a match to save.
Be that as it may, ought to their present pattern proceed with, Britain will discover themselves all square at 2-2 heading into the arrangement finale at The Oval.
Britain's win at Edgbaston was all the more amazing given their mammoth 405-run misfortune to Australia in the second Test at Lord's.
Britain fourth Test squad: Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Ian Chime (Warwickshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ben Stirs (Durham), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wkt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Stuart Expansive (Nottinghamshire), Mark Wood (Durham), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Mark Footitt (Derbyshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
(AFP)