The England squad against Australia T20I and ODI series have been announced

The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced England squad against Australia the squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia, scheduled to begin on September 19 at Trent Bridge. Captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the series with a calf injury. Harry Brook will lead the team in his absence.

Pacer Josh Hull, who recently made his England debut, has also been ruled out with a quadriceps injury. Meanwhile, Liam Livingstone, who was named Player of the Match in the second T20I against Australia, has been named in the squad for the five-match series.

Meanwhile, keeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the series. England are focused on building their team for the future and with that in mind, Moeen Ali and Bairstow have been left out of the squad. Moeen has since retired from international cricket and Bairstow is looking to return.

Apart from Moeen and Bairstow, several other notable cricketers have been ruled out of the Australia series. Chris Woakes has been ruled out for selection, while Gus Atkinson and Mark Wood have been ruled out with hamstring and elbow injuries respectively.

This will be Brook’s first time leading the national team. In 2018, he captained the England U-19 team and in 2022, he played four T20 Blast matches for Yorkshire. He was recently appointed captain of the Northern Superchargers, who won five of their six matches under his leadership but narrowly missed out on a place in the knockout stages. He was also named as Ollie Pope’s replacement for the recent Test series against Sri Lanka when Ben Stokes was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

England squad against Australia:

Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethel, Brydon Kearse, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Ollie Stone, Reece Topley, John Turner.