England have confirmed their squad for the T20 Worldwide against India, which begins on Wednesday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Lancashire’s Phil Salt will keep the wicket and open the batting with Nottinghamshire’s Ben Duckett.
Captain Jos Buttler will bat at three and pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wooden are named in the side.
The team is as follows:
1. Ben Duckett
2. Phil Salt (WK)
3.Jos Butler (C)
4. Harry Brook
5. Liam Livingston
6. Jacob Bethel
7. Jamie Overton
8. Gus Atkinson
9. Jofra Arquero
10. Adil Rashid
11. Mark wood
Test head coach Brendon McCullum is looking to rejuvenate England’s limited overs sides following their delivery of both World Cup crowns, with captain Buttler now reprising his role as specialist batsman at number three.
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England head coach Brendon McCullum confirms Jos Buttler will not continue in the series in India
“The only thing he (Buttler) won’t do in this series is keep wicket, he will captain from the field,” former New Zealand captain McCullum said at a press conference on Monday.
“That’s a really positive thing for us because it gives Jos the opportunity to have the last word with the pitcher and to build that relationship in that last second instead of being 22 yards away.
“We have a really good team; We have a lot of flexibility within the group. We have a lot of options and it’s about putting all the pieces together to give ourselves the best opportunity.”
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