ISLAMABAD, England have named an 18-member team for the Royal London Series against Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes after the news that three members of the initial playing group and four members of the management staff had tested positive for COVID-19, and consequently the entire squad initially selected was required to isolate.<\/p>\n
Ben Stokes will return to the squad to captain the side and Chris Silverwood, who had been due to take some time away during the white-ball series, is back as Head Coach, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a press release.<\/p>\n
In total, there are nine uncapped players in the squad.
\nEngland Men\u2019s ODI Squad
\nBen Stokes (Durham, captain)
\nJake Ball (Nottinghamshire)
\nDanny Briggs (Warwickshire)
\nBrydon Carse (Durham)
\nZak Crawley (Kent)
\nBen Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
\nLewis Gregory (Somerset)
\nTom Helm (Middlesex)
\nWill Jacks (Surrey)
\nDan Lawrence (Essex)
\nSaqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
\nDawid Malan (Yorkshire)
\nCraig Overton (Somerset)
\nMatt Parkinson (Lancashire)
\nDavid Payne (Gloucestershire)
\nPhil Salt (Sussex)
\nJohn Simpson (Middlesex)
\nJames Vince (Hampshire)<\/p>\n
Managing Director of England Men\u2019s Cricket, Ashley Giles, said, \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to play on the biggest stage, and for most of the players selected it\u2019s not necessarily something they would have been expecting 24 hours ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting group of players, with some young talent and some players who have impressed at domestic level over a long period of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in unprecedented territory, in terms of replacing an entire squad and management team, and I\u2019m very proud of how everyone has come together in order to get it done \u2013 both those within the ECB and from the county game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen hasn\u2019t captained our ODI side before so it\u2019s a huge honour for him. We all wish him well and it\u2019s a role I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll thrive in.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to also put on record the thanks of the ECB to the PCB for their support and understanding during this time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, England have named an 18-member team for the Royal London Series against Pakistan. The announcement comes after the news that three members of the initial playing group and four members of the management staff had tested positive for COVID-19, and consequently the entire squad […]<\/p>\n
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