Kent duo in England IT20 squad
Tuesday 18th August 2020
Kent’s Sam Billings & Joe Denly have both been named in England’s squad for the IT20 series against Pakistan.
England National Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the men’s three Vitality IT20s starting on Friday 28 August at Emirates Old Trafford.
The three-match series will be played behind closed doors, in a bio-secure environment at the Manchester venue.
England Men’s IT20 Squad:
- Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain)
- Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
- Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
- Tom Banton (Somerset)
- Sam Billings (Kent)
- Tom Curran (Surrey)
- Joe Denly (Kent)
- Lewis Gregory (Somerset)
- Chris Jordan (Sussex)
- Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
- Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
- Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
- Jason Roy (Surrey)
- David Willey (Yorkshire)
Reserves:
Pat Brown (Worcestershire), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Reece Topley (Surrey).
Commenting on the selection of the squad, National Selector Ed Smith, said: “In this crowded international summer, players who are currently in the Test match bio-secure bubble for the Pakistan Test series are not included in this squad. (The IT20s begin three days after the scheduled last day of the final Test).
“We want to give multi-format players some opportunity to rest and refresh, while still selecting strong squads for every series. We will announce the squad for the Australia T20 series at a later date.”