Jake Ball has been named as a reserve in England’s white-ball party for the forthcoming tour of South Africa.
Ball, who was the country’s leading wicket-taker in the 2020 Vitality Blast, will travel with the England squad for the six-match tour, with three T20Is being followed by a further three one-day encounters.
Ball is one of three reserves, alongside Somerset’s Tom Banton and Middlesex quick Tom Helm.
Meanwhile, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes have been rested for the three-match ODI series and will return home after the IT20 series, which begins in Cape Town on 27 November.
The fixtures will take place in a bio-secure environment at Newlands and Boland Park, Paarl.
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), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).
England Men’s ODI Squad:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
Reserves across both formats:
Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), Tom Helm (Middlesex).
Fixtures:
Friday 27 November: 1st IT20 South Africa v England, Newlands, Cape Town (4pm GMT)
Sunday 29 November: 2nd IT20 South Africa v England, Boland Park, Paarl (12.30pm GMT)
Tuesday 1 December: 3rd IT20 South Africa v England, Newlands, Cape Town (4pm GMT)
Friday 4 December: 1st ODI South Africa v England, Newlands, Cape Town (11am GMT)
Sunday 6 December: 2nd ODI South Africa v England, Boland Park, Paarl (8am GMT)
Wednesday 9 December: 3rd ODI South Africa v England, Newlands, Cape Town (11am GMT)
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