David Willey returns to ODI squad after overcoming back injury
Tuesday 11 December 2018 06:27, UK
Ollie Pope has been left out of England's Test squad for the three-match series in the Windies in January and February with Joe Denly retaining his place.
Surrey batsman Pope and Kent all-rounder Denly did not play a game as England secured a 3-0 whitewash in Sri Lanka in November, with Pope linking up with the England Lions after just one Test.
Pope has slipped out of the party following the emergence of county team-mate Ben Foakes who, having missed out on selection initially, scored a series-leading 277 runs in Sri Lanka after coming into the side as wicketkeeper-batsman following an ankle injury to Jonny Bairstow.
England have kept faith with the rest of the squad that triumphed last month, resisting the urge to call-up limited-overs mainstay Jason Roy, who had been heavily touted for a place.
Alex Hales - who was banned for six matches following the same incident, two of which have been served and four of which remain suspended - is named in a settled 15-man, 50-over squad that will play five ODIs in February and March, England's penultimate series before the World Cup.
"Ben is obviously in all England formats and is one of our leading cricketers in this country," national selector Ed Smith told Sky Sports.
"Alex has been a central part of the white-ball team for a number of years. He's currently missed out on selection at times but when he's got his opportunities, he's taken them.
"So nothing has changed. They are available for selection, they have been selected and that's the situation - that's what is appropriate for me to consider as a selector.
"They've been through the various processes, they have made their statements, the ECB has made its statement.
"That has now passed and we return to the job at hand which is to select the best possible squads for England."
David Willey returns to the ODI party after missing the 3-1 win in Sri Lanka in October with a back injury, with seamers Sam Curran and Olly Stone and all-rounder Liam Dawson dropping out.
England will name their T20I squad to face Windies in March in due course.
Jason is very talented. We continue to watch his development as an all-round cricketer very closely.
England Test squad: Joe Root (Yorkshire - captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jimmy Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex - captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
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