Hales is likely to make his ODI debut on August 25 in Bristol
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England Twenty20 superstar Alex Hales has been included in the ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against India, which gets underway on August 25 in Bristol.
Buttler will finally get his chance to shine in the longest format of the game
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Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has already captured the attention of the fans and national selectors with his awe-inspiring big hits and incredible athleticism. But, the question on everyone’s mind is how he is going to fare when he steps into the Test arena for the first time.
“We’ve got to restart and go again”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that the national team’s “confidence is good coming into” the five-Test series against India, which gets underway on July 9 in Nottingham.
“We have got five Test matches in a very short space of time and one of the reasons to include six seamers there is that we believe at some stage they’re all going to play”
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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) national selector James Whitaker has announced that the national team’s pace bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming five-Test series against India.
“It’s a tremendous privilege and a great honour to be invited to join the England selection panel and I am really looking forward to working more closely with James, Peter and Angus”
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Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell has replaced former England head coach Ashley Giles as a national selector after Giles expressed his desire to step down.
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“Despite the doom and gloom after this winter’s Ashes, I believe it’s a really exciting time to be involved in the England set up”
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that Middlesex’s director of cricket, Angus Fraser, has been appointed as a selector and will join national selector James Whitaker on the selection panel.
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“That is a legal position and at the moment I am not at liberty to say”
England national selector James Whitaker has refused to break his silence on the why batsman Kevin Pietersen was no longer needed in the national team’s future plans during an exclusive interview with Sky Sports.
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“I am sure with good preparation, desire and determination they will be able to produce an exciting brand of cricket”
England have included Worcestershire batsman Moeen Ali and Lancashire spinner Stephen Parry in their squad for the World Twenty20, which gets underway in Bangladesh next month.
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“I will continue to play but deeply regret that it won’t be for England”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s international career is effectively over after he was not selected for the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh next month.
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Root took over Morgan’s spot on the central contracts list
England batsman Joe Root has replaced Eoin Morgan on the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) central contract list.
