England’s preliminary squad for the 2026 Twenty20 World Cup and the England squad for the Sri Lanka tour have been announced by the country’s cricket board.
It is noteworthy that fast bowler Jofra Archer has been named in the World Cup squad. This comes after he missed the last two matches of this year’s Ashes Test series due to an injury (left side strain).
Jamie Smith and Jordan Cox have not been allocated a place in these squads.
It is also noteworthy that fast bowler Josh Tong has been named in the World Cup squad due to his performances in the Ashes. He has been named in the squad despite the fact that he has not played any international white-ball match for England so far.
Steps have also been taken to recall Ben Duckett to the squad.
The England squad for ODIs in Sri Lanka:
Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Luke Wood.
England squad for T20s in Sri Lanka and World Cup:
Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer (World Cup only), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse (Sri Lanka tour only), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
England’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka
1st ODI: January 22, Colombo
2nd ODI: January 24, Colombo
3rd ODI: January 27, Colombo
1st T20I: January 30, Kandy
2nd T20I: February 1, Kandy
3rd T20I: February 3, Kandy
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