The England National Selectors have today named the squad for England men’s IT20 series against India, with both Ben Stokes and Mark Wood included.
A 16-man squad has been named for the men’s International Twenty20 matches in India, starting in March.
The touring party depart on Friday 26 February and will play five IT20s in Ahmedabad.
England Men’s IT20 Squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).
Reserves: Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Matt Parkinson (Lancashire).
The squad for the three One-Day Internationals that follow the IT20 series will be announced in due course.
England men’s IT20 fixtures in India (all matches are 1900 IST/1330 GMT starts):
Friday 26 February: Touring party departs from London to Ahmedabad
Friday 12 March: 1st IT20 India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Sunday 14 March: 2nd IT20 India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Tuesday 16 March: 3rd IT20 India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Thursday 18 March: 4th IT20 India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Saturday 20 March: 5th IT20 India v England, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad