Joe Root Ignored For T20Is Again As England Announce Squad For South Africa Tour

England have announced their two 15-man squads and three reserve players for their upcoming limited over series in South Africa later this month. Keeping in mind the T20 World Cup next year, the reigning 50-over world champions have named a full-strength T20I side for the tour.

For the ODI series, the visitors have rested Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran. The trio recently played in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE. England have named 23 players in all with 10 of them appearing in both squads.

Apart from the aforementioned trio, Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan are the other two players who have only been selected in the T20I squad. Joe Root has been ignored for the T20Is once again and has been named only in the ODI side along with Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Lewis Gregory and Liam Livingstone.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has been named in both the squads. Reece Topley, who was recalled by England for the first time since 2016 during the ODI series against Ireland in July, and pacer Mark Wood have also found a place in both the teams.

Tom Banton has failed to find a spot in the main squad and is a part of the reserves along with pacer Jake Ball. Ball, who last played for England in 2018, earned the call after impressing in the T20 Blast which saw him getting 19 wickets in ten matches. Uncapped Tom Helm has also been picked as a reserve player.

England will leave for South Africa on November 16. Eoin Morgan & Co. will play one 50-over intra-squad practice match and two T20s before the series gets underway. The first T20I will take place on November 27. The second and third matches will be played on November 29 and December 1 before the ODI series starts.

England’s T20I squad:

Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

England’s ODI squad:

Eoin Morgan(captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Lewis Gregory, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Reserves across both formats:

Jake Ball, Tom Banton, Tom Helm

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