England name squad for Champions Trophy
England selectors have announced a 14-man squad for the Royal London ODI Series against Ireland and a 15-man squad for the Royal London ODI series against South Africa and the Champions Trophy.
Durham seamer Mark Wood returns for the first time since September and will be looking to add to his 11 caps. Yorkshire all-rounder David Willey is also included having missed the West Indies series in March with a shoulder injury, read the board's website.
Three players – Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes – have not been considered for selection for the Ireland series due to their ongoing Indian Premier League commitments.
They return to England on May 15.
Northamptonshire batsman Ben Duckett and Middlesex seamer Steven Finn have both been included in the squad to face Ireland.
National selector, James Whitaker, was quoted as saying by the board website: “We have made encouraging progress over the past 18 months in white ball cricket and the squads selected reflects consistency and gives options across all disciplines."
England 14-man squad v Ireland
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
England 15-man squad v South Africa and the ICC Champions Trophy
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Royal London ODI Series v Ireland - tickets
Friday 5 May - 1st ODI, The Brightside Ground, Bristol
Sunday 7 May - 2nd ODI, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Royal London ODI Series v South Africa - tickets
Wednesday 24 May - 1st ODI, Headingley, Leeds
Saturday 27 May - 2nd ODI, The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Monday 29 May - 3rd ODI, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
ICC Champions Trophy - tickets
Thursday 1 June - England v Bangladesh, Kia Oval, London
Tuesday 6 June - England v New Zealand, SSE SWALEC, Cardiff
Saturday 10 June - England v Australia, Edgbaston, Birmingham
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