Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan in England squad for Pakistan T20s
Dawid Malan, Chris Jordan and Lewis Gregory are among a 14-man England squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan.
None of the players involved in the ongoing Test series against Pakistan have been selected with England continuing to operate with separate red and white-ball bubbles.
England T20 squad to play Pakistan
Eoin Morgan, captain (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), Sam Billings (Kent), Tom Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire).
England vs Pakistan
1st T20: Emirates Old Trafford, 6pm, August 28
2nd T20: Emirates Old Trafford, 2pm, August 30
3rd T20: Emirates Old Trafford, 6pm, September 1
The first T20I will take place on August 28 at Emirates Old Trafford – three days after the Test series finishes – with further games at the Manchester venue on August 30 and September 1, all live on Sky Sports.
Batsman, Malan, seamer Jordan, and all-rounder Gregory will be hoping for their first England action of the summer having not figured in the ODI series win over Ireland, with Malan and Jordan missing those matches through calf and bicep injuries respectively.
Pat Brown, Liam Livingstone and Reece Topley have been named as official reserves for the series, which will precede three T20Is and three ODIs against Australia in September.
National selector Ed Smith said: “In this crowded international summer, players who are currently in the Test match bio-secure bubble for the Pakistan Test series are not included in this squad.
England vs Pakistan
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“We want to give multi-format players some opportunity to rest and refresh, while still selecting strong squads for every series. We will announce the squad for the Australia T20 series at a later date.”
England assistant coach Graham Thorpe will lead England in the T20I series against Pakistan where he will be supported by fellow assistant coach Paul Collingwood.
Marcus Trescothick has been appointed batting coach, while Jon Lewis will act as bowling coach and be assisted by former Pakistan international seamer Azhar Mahmood.
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