LONDON: The England Cricket Board (ECB) today (Saturday) announced a 16-man squad for the ODI series against Pakistan, which will kick-off in Cardiff on July 8.
Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes will remain absent for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan. Butter injured his calf during the first T20 against Sri Lanka last month and has not played since, while Stokes has continued his recovery from the broken finger he sustained playing in the IPL.
Neither will return to the international arena just yet with England keeping the same players that are available for the third and final Sri Lanka ODI in Bristol on Sunday, at which the hosts will be aiming to seal a 3-0 sweep. Uncapped Sussex left-arm seamer George Garton is also included once again.
England will name their squad for the T20 series against Pakistan later this month – that series comprises games at Trent Bridge on July 16, Emerald Headingley on July 18 and Emirates Old Trafford on July 20.
England ODI squad for Pakistan series:
- Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain
- Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
- Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
- Tom Banton (Somerset)
- Sam Billings (Kent)
- Sam Curran (Surrey)
- Tom Curran (Surrey)
- Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
- George Garton (Sussex)
- Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
- Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
- Joe Root (Yorkshire)
- Jason Roy (Surrey)
- David Willey (Yorkshire)
- Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
- Mark Wood (Durham)
The Pakistan team has already reached England to play a T20I and ODI series and had remained in isolation in Derby after which they had started their training.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam had said that the England series would be helpful in the team’s preparation for the World Cup and warned that England is not an easy opponent.
