Jason Roy dropped from England squad for T20 World Cup; 19-man squad named for Pakistan tour

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England announced the squad for T20 World Cup 2022 on Friday (September 2). Jos Buttler will lead the side. One big omission from the squad is Jason Roy who has been struggling for form. Ben Stokes also returns to the T20 squad. Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone also feature in 15-man squad. In the pace department, there is Chris Woakes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Jordan and Mark Wood. The spin bowling department has Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali while Livingstone can also rotate his arms. Stokes and Sam Curram are the two pure all-rounders in the squad. 

England squad for T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Baistow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

England Men's selection panel also named a squad of 19 players for the seven-match IT20 tour of Pakistan, which gets underway later this month in Karachi.

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 2, 2022

Chris Jordan (finger) and Liam Livingstone (ankle), will continue their rehab and will not tour Pakistan ahead of the World Cup but remain on track to be fit for the tournament in Australia.

England captain Jos Buttler, recovering from a calf injury, will tour Pakistan, but he is expected to be available to play during the latter stages of the seven-match series. In Buttler's absence, Moeen Ali will captain the side.

England Men's IT20 Squad Tour of Pakistan (19 players)

Jos Buttler (Captain), Moeen Ali (Vice-Captain), Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Luke Wood, Mark Wood

England tour of Pakistan will begin on September 20 at National Stadium in Karachi. Jos Buttler-led side will play 7 T20Is followed by 3 Tests that begin on December 1. England selectors are yet to announce the Test squad. It is expected that a full-strength England side led by Ben Stokes will be in the touring side for the Test series.