Islamabad (Sports News):
The England Men selectors have named a 16-player squad for this month’s ODI tri-series in Pakistan.
England Men ODI squad (16 players):
Harry Brook (Yorkshire – captain)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Sonny Baker (Hampshire)
Tom Banton (Somerset)
James Coles (Sussex)
Jordan Cox (Essex)
Mason Crane (Glamorgan)
Henry Crocombe (Sussex)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)
Adil Rashid is fit again after a hand injury ruled him out of the recent 2-1 Metro Bank ODI Series win over Sri Lanka, while Sam Curran returns from a groin injury. Jofra Archer is rested for the tour while Jos Buttler misses out with the hamstring injury he sustained in the second Metro Bank ODI against Sri Lanka.
Glamorgan leg-spinner Mason Crane, who is uncapped in the ODI format, is called into the squad eight years after making his previous England appearance in the 2018 fifth Men’s Ashes Test in Sydney. Crane has additionally made two IT20 appearances in 2017.
Uncapped Sussex pair James Coles and Henry Crocombe, who were both part of white-ball squads this summer, are also included.
Marcus North, England Men’s National Selector, said: “The tri-series in Pakistan provides another valuable opportunity for our ODI squad to test themselves against quality opposition in different conditions.
“Adil Rashid and Sam Curran return to the squad following their respective injuries while Jofra Archer has been rested to manage his workload following a busy summer.
“Mason Crane has been performing consistently for Glamorgan across both formats during the summer. He’s an experienced, high-class leg-spinner who thoroughly deserves another opportunity at international level.”
England will play Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the tri-series with matches in Rawalpindi and Lahore. The final is to be staged at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday 31 October.
ODI tri-series (England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) – schedule:
18 October – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
20 October – Pakistan v England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
22 October – Sri Lanka v England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
25 October – Pakistan v England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
27 October – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
29 October –Sri Lanka v England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
31 October – Tri-series final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Start times are 1300 local time
