England name squads for T20 World Cup and Tour of Pakistan

CRICKET - Int News 02 Sep, 2022

England name squads for T20 World Cup and Tour of Pakistan

Sports Bulletin Report

LONDON (UK):-England Men's selection panel have named squads for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia starting in October and the preceding seven-match tour of Pakistan, which gets underway later this month in Karachi.

England Squad for T20 World Cup:

Jos Buttler (Lancashire-Captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Travelling Reserves

Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Richard Gleeson (Lancashire), Tymal Mills (Sussex)

England Squad for Pakistan Tour:

Jos Buttler (Lancashire-Captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire-Vice Captain), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jordan Cox (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Richard Gleeson (Lancashire), Tom Helm (Middlesex), Will Jacks (Surrey), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wood (Lancashire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Seam bowlers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have recovered from their respective injuries and have been named in both squads. Both players last played for England during the Test tour of the West Indies back in March.

Two players named in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad, Chris Jordan (finger) and Liam Livingstone (ankle), will continue their rehab and will not tour Pakistan ahead of the World Cup but remain on track to be fit for the tournament in Australia. England captain Jos Buttler, recovering from a calf injury, will tour Pakistan, but he is expected to be available to play during the latter stages of the seven-match series. In Buttler's absence, Moeen Ali will captain the side.

Five uncapped players have been announced for the first tour to Pakistan since 2005. Kent batter Jordan Cox is joined alongside Middlesex seamer Tom Helm, Surrey right-handed bat Will Jacks, Warwickshire quick Olly Stone and Lancashire seamer Luke Wood.

The touring party will fly to Pakistan on 14 September.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 – England's Group Fixtures:

England v Afghanistan, Saturday 22 October 2022, Perth Stadium, Perth

England v Qualifier (B2), Wednesday 26 October 2022, MCG, Melbourne

England v Australia, Friday 28 October 2022, MCG, Melbourne

England v New Zealand, Tuesday 1 November 2022, The Gabba, Brisbane

England v Qualifier (A1), Saturday 5 November 2022, SCG, Sydney

Semi-finals

First semi-final, Wednesday 9 November 2022, SCG, Sydney

Second semi-final, Thursday 10 November 2022, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Final

Final, Sunday 13 November 2022, MCG, Melbourne