Coles and Tredwell named in England squads

England selectors today announced the inclusion of Kent Cricket captain, James Tredwell in the ODI and t20 squad for England's tour of New Zealand in February. Kent cricketer, Matt Coles joins England Lions in Australia.

Selectors have made one change to the T20 squad to face New Zealand, with Chris Woakes replacing Tim Bresnan who will return to the UK after the current tour of India and consult specialists regarding his right elbow. Bresnan’s availability for the rest of the winter will be determined following medical advice.

Joe Root, Chris Woakes and James Harris have been called into the ODI squad for the three match series against New Zealand next month. Craig Kieswetter will no longer travel to New Zealand with the one day squad with selectors and Craig agreeing that he will instead benefit from a period with Somerset to prepare for the domestic season.

James Taylor will now replace Joe Root as England Lions captain for the limited overs tour of Australia with Stuart Meaker, Rikki Clarke and Craig Overton additions to the squad.

National Selector, Geoff Miller, said: “With Tim Bresnan currently unavailable while his elbow is assessed there is a good opportunity for Chris Woakes to gain further experience in the international environment. We have a busy international summer ahead of us and the medical team felt this was an ideal opportunity for Bresnan to take some time out to ensure his elbow is functioning effectively. Woakes has impressed on the England Performance Programme and with England Lions and Warwickshire in recent years as well as with England in the limited overs formats.

“Craig Kieswetter has had an extended opportunity in ODI and T20 cricket. He has shown evidence of delivering performances on the international stage however we don't feel these have been delivered consistently enough. As we look forward to the ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015 we will look to explore other options. The door is not closed to Craig, and he can fight his way back into contention for international selection through consistent high performances with Somerset.

“Joe Root has been named in the one day squad which will provide him with an opportunity to experience international limited overs cricket in different conditions as we continue our planning for the ICC Champions Trophy. James Harris has worked hard with the England Performance Programme this winter and has been named in an England ODI squad for the first time.”

England T20 squad (revised)

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) (Capt)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Danny Briggs (Hampshire)

Jos Buttler (Somerset)

Jade Dernbach (Surrey)

Steven Finn (Middlesex)

Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)

Michael Lumb (Nottinghamshire)

Stuart Meaker (Surrey)

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)

Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire)

James Tredwell (Kent)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Luke Wright (Sussex)

England ODI squad (revised)

Alastair Cook (Essex) (Capt)

James Anderson (Lancashire)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)

Jos Buttler (Somerset)

Steven Finn (Middlesex)

James Harris (Middlesex)

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)

Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)

James Tredwell (Kent)

Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

England Lions squad (revised)

James Taylor (Nottinghamshire) (Capt)

Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)

Scott Borthwick (Durham)

Danny Briggs (Hampshire)

Varun Chopra (Warwickshire)

Rikki Clarke (Warwickshire)

Matthew Coles (Kent)

Ben Foakes (Essex)

Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)

Simon Kerrigan (Lancashire)

Stuart Meaker (Surrey)

Craig Overton (Somerset)

Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

Reece Topley (Essex)

James Vince (Hampshire)

Chris Wright (Warwickshire)

England Fixtures:

T20 Series vs New Zealand

February 9 1^st Twenty20 at Eden Park, Auckland

February 12 2^nd Twenty20 at Seddon Park, Hamilton

February 15 3^rd Twenty20 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

ODI Series vs New Zealand

February 17 1^st ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton

February 20 2^nd ODI at McLean Park, Napier

February 23 3^rd ODI at Eden Park, Auckland

England Lions Fixtures vs Australia A:

February 16 Blundstone Arena, Hobart
February 18 Blundstone Arena, Hobart
February 22 Blundstone Arena, Hobart
February 25 SCG, Sydney
March 1 SCG, Sydney