Outlaws batter Ben Duckett has been named in England Men's squads for the white-ball tour of India and the ICC Champions Trophy, which is to be hosted by Pakistan.

The opener, currently plying his trade with Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, made 107 on his most recent white-ball appearance for his country, in a late-summer ODI against Australia at Bristol.

He has since made a century and two further 50+ tours on Test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand.

The left-hander has over 1,000 white-ball runs for the Three Lions, averaging 46.66 in ODI cricket and 31.50 in the shorter format, striking at 145.16.

Both England squads feature 15 players, marking the first tour and tournament under Head Coach Brendon McCullum.

Elsewhere, Yorkshire batter Joe Root makes his return to the ODI side for the first time since the ICC Men’s World Cup in November 2023.

Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes was not considered for selection as he continues to be assessed following a left hamstring injury sustained during the third Test match against New Zealand earlier this month.

The tour party depart on 17 January 2025.

 

England Men’s ODI Squad – India Tour & ICC Men’s Champions Trophy

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (Captain)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

 

England Men’s IT20 Squad – India Tour

Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (Captain)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
 

England Men’s White-Ball Tour of India Schedule:

IT20s:

1st IT20: India v England, Wednesday 22 January, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2nd IT20: India v England, Saturday 25 January, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
3rd IT20: India v England, Tuesday 28 January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
4th IT20: India v England, Friday 31 January, MCA Stadium, Pune
5th IT20: India v England, Sunday 2 February, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

ODIs:

1st ODI: India v England, Thursday 6 February, VCA Stadium, Nagpur
2nd ODI: India v England, Sunday 9th February, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
3rd ODI: India v England, Wednesday 12 February, Narendra Modi Stadium,. Ahmedabad

 

ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025:

Full schedule will be announced in due course.

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