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England have finally announced their final squad for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. The series includes three ODIs and three T20Is, with Harry Brooke leading the England team. Jofra Archer is the only player to be named in England’s T20 World Cup squad.
The England selection panel has finally announced their squad for the trip to Sri Lanka. England will get used to the conditions in the subcontinent with a six-match white-ball series. The series includes three ODIs from January 22 and three T20Is from January 30.
The series will conclude on February 3, just days before the T20 World Cup begins. England will kick off their T20 World Cup journey against Nepal on February 8 at the Wankhede Stadium.
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England Men’s ODI Sri Lanka Tour Lineup
Harry Brooke will captain England. This will be his first ICC tournament as captain of the team. Jofra Archer, who was injured during the Ashes, will directly join the England team for the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.
Zak Crawley and Joe Root are among the players from England’s Test squad who will return after the ODI series but are not part of the T20Is.
Team Ode: Harry Brooke / Rehan Ahmed / Tom Banton / Jacob Bassell / Jos Butler / Brendan Cass / Zach Crowley / Sam Curran / Liam Dawson / Ben Duckett / Will Jacks / Jamie Overton / Adil Rashid / Joe Root / Luke Wood
England men’s T20I Sri Lanka tour squad
The team participating in the ICC T20 World Cup is the same team that played the T20 tournament in Sri Lanka, except for Jofra Archer, who joined the England squad ahead of the T20 World Cup, replacing Brydon Carse.
The likes of Sam Curran and Will Jacks have been included in the squad, while Tom Banton will be making his T20I World Cup debut.
T20I squad: Harry Brooke/Rehan Ahmed/Jofra Archer/Tom Banton/Jacob Bassier/Joss Butler/Braeden Cass/Sam Curran/Liam Dawson/Ben Duckett/Will Jacks/Jamie Overton/Adil Rashid/Phil Salter/Josh Tonge/Luke Wood
Sri Lanka to host Pakistan and England ahead of T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka is the co-host of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, so many participating teams will move to Sri Lanka to get a feel for what’s going on in the subcontinent.
While New Zealand has already scheduled a series against India, the official host of the T20 World Cup, England have no choice but to travel to Lanka.
Pakistan, which recently hosted Sri Lanka in a three-match series, will visit the country for a three-match series before the series against England. Pakistan will play all their T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka, which will largely work in their favour.
