Joe Root is set to return to one-day cricket for the 2025 tour of England and the ICC Champions Trophy, but Ben Stokes has been ruled out due to injury.
Brendan McCullum’s first team as England white-ball manager has been announced ahead of next month’s tour of India (including 3 ODIs and 205 IT) and the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February and March.
Yorkshire batsman Root, who has not played ODI cricket since the World Cup in November 2023, will return with an ODI-only appearance.
England Test captain Stokes has been excluded from selection as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained against New Zealand earlier this month.
Warwickshire’s Jacob Bethell, who impressed with bat and ball in England’s Test series win in New Zealand, was selected in both teams.
Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has joined the IT20 squad, but there is room for Sam Curran and Reece Topley in the 15-man squad named by McCullum for his first tour and tournament in charge of England’s white-ball team. There wasn’t.
England’s touring squad will depart for India on January 17th ahead of the inaugural IT20 in Kolkata on January 22nd.
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England captain Ben Stokes says he was disappointed to lose the third Test against New Zealand, but is still happy that they achieved their goal of winning their third consecutive match.
England IT20 Team: Jos Buttler (captain, Lancashire), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Kearse ( Durham), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Sakub Mahmood (Lancashire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Mark -Wood (Durham).
India vs England IT20 Schedule
- First IT20: Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Wednesday 22nd January
- Second IT20: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Saturday, January 25
- Third IT20: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot – Tuesday, January 28
- 4th IT20: MCA Stadium, Pune – Friday, January 31
- 5th IT20: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Sunday, February 2
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“He has all the ingredients to be successful in this format,” former captain Joe Root said ahead of Jacob Bethell’s Test debut in England’s series opener against New Zealand in Christchurch. He praised the young people.
England ODI team: Jos Buttler (captain, Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethel (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Kearse (Durham), Ben Duckett (Nottingham) Shah), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Saqub Mahmood (Lancashire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Mark Wood. (Durham).
India vs England ODI schedule
- First ODI: VCA Stadium, Nagpur – Thursday 6th February
- 2nd ODI: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – Sunday, February 9
- 3rd ODI: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad – Wednesday, February 12
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