ECB announce the Royal London ODI Squad to face India
18 August 2014
The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced a 15-man England squad to play the five-match Royal London One-Day International series against India, which kicks off at the Bristol County Ground on Monday 25 August.
Eleven members of the squad were involved in the recent 3-1 Test series win over India with batsmen Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan and bowlers Harry Gurney and James Tredwell also included.
Stuart Broad will miss the series and will have a specialist surgical opinion with regard to his right knee later this week.
James Whitaker, National Selector, said: “With the ICC Cricket World Cup now less than six months away our focus over the coming months switches to identifying our strongest possible squad for that competition. However this is an important series in its own right and we have selected 15 players who we believe will perform well against an Indian side with a strong one day record.
“This series presents an opportunity for players to build on their international and domestic form and demonstrate that they have the ability to win games of cricket for England. With plenty of domestic limited overs cricket still to be played this season and a series against Sri Lanka in November before finalising our World Cup squad there are still opportunities for us to consider a number of players who have missed out on selection.
“I would like to wish Alastair and the rest of the squad all the very best for what will no doubt be a competitive series.”
England squad
Alastair Cook (Essex) (Capt)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)
Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
James Tredwell (Kent)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Following England’s fantastic win over India yesterday in the fifth and final Investec Test Match, fans are now eagerly awaiting the start of the Royal London One-Day International Series in the hope that England can continue this winning streak.
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Spectators in attendance at the Bristol County Ground for the ODI on Monday 25 August will also have a chance to get up close to the most prestigious international trophy in limited overs cricket, the ICC Cricket World Cup. The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy is visiting all 14 countries that are participating in next year’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
