Stokes out of Champions Trophy as Root returns to England ODI squad
England Check captain Ben Stokes has been dominated out of subsequent 12 months’s Champions Trophy one-day world event in Pakistan and the previous white-ball excursion of India, staff control introduced Sunday.
The superstar all-rounder used to be now not regarded as for both project after struggling a left hamstring damage all through England’s defeat via New Zealand within the 3rd Check at Hamilton previous this month.
Stokes didn’t bat in the second one innings of that event in a bid to stop additional harm as England slumped to a colossal 423-run defeat — a end result that intended his aspect nonetheless received a three-match collection 2-1.
With England going through a five-match Check collection at house to India beginning in June prior to their pinnacle 2025/26 Ashes excursion of Australia, staff control have determined towards risking inspirational red-ball skipper Stokes within the Champions Trophy.
However key batsman Joe Root, who preceded shut good friend Stokes as Check captain, returns to the ODI aspect for the primary time for the reason that 2023 Global Cup in India.
Rapid bowler Mark Wooden, who neglected the new Check excursions of each Pakistan and New Zealand, because of a bone-stress damage to his proper elbow, is in each squads.
The India collection and Champions Trophy will mark England’s first limited-overs excursion and event beneath trainer Brendon McCullum, prior to now simply accountable for the Check aspect.
Buttler remains as captain
Jos Buttler has retained the captaincy of the 2 white-ball groups regardless of England surrendering each their 50-over and T20 international titles since November 2023.
However it’s imaginable the speeding batsman won’t stay wicket, as he has for far of his limited-overs profession.
Each the ODI squad for the India excursion and the Champions Trophy, in addition to the squad for 5 T20s in India in January, characteristic two different wicketkeepers in Check gloveman Jamie Smith, who neglected the New Zealand collection to wait the beginning of his first kid, and Phil Salt.
In the meantime, 21-year-old emerging superstar Jacob Bethell, who marked his debut Check collection with 3 fifties in New Zealand, is incorporated in each squads.
Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed joins the T20 squad, whilst Root is chosen just for the ODIs.
The excursion birthday celebration leaves for India on January 17, with the primary event of a five-game collection towards T20 international champions India in Kolkata on January 22.
India and England will then play a three-match ODI collection, in preparation for the Champions Trophy, beginning in Nagpur on February 6.
Fit dates for the Champions Trophy, which additionally options Pakistan in addition to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, have not begun to be introduced, with the event because of run from February 19 to March 9.
England ODI squad for India excursion, Champions Trophy in Pakistan: Jos Buttler (capt/wkt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wkt), Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt (wkt), Mark Wooden
England T20 squad for India excursion: Jos Buttler (capt/wkt), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wkt), Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt (wkt), Mark Wooden
