England rest Joe Root for T20 and ODIs against Australia
Tuesday 25 August 2015 13:36, UK
England batsman Joe Root has been rested for the upcoming limited overs series against Australia.
The 24-year-old, Player of the Series in England's 3-2 Ashes victory, will sit out Monday's Twenty20 international and subsequent five-match ODI campaign – the first limited overs series of Trevor Bayliss' spell as coach – ahead of Test series against Pakistan and South Africa.
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Root's Yorkshire team-mate Jonny Bairstow also misses out, as does Sussex all-rounder Chris Jordan but Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Steven Finn and Jos Buttler are included in both squads.
Essex left-arm seamer Reece Topley - the only player in the T20 squad yet to be capped at international level – is included for the shorter format after taking 16 wickets at 22.03 apiece in this season's NatWest T20 Blast.
National Selector, James Whitaker, said: "We have made some significant progress in our limited overs cricket this summer and the next six games allow these players to continue testing themselves against one of the very best sides in the world.
"This is primarily a young group of players and the next three weeks will provide them with valuable experience as we continue to identify players who can take our limited overs cricket forward over the next four years.
"On behalf of the selectors I would like to wish Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss all the very best for what I'm sure will be a very competitive and entertaining series."
England face Australia in the one-off T20 international at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens on Monday before the ODI series begins at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday 3rd September.
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (Capt.), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
England T20 squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (Capt.), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Essex), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
Watch England take on Australia in the Twenty20 international on Monday 31st August from 2.30pm on Sky Sports Ashes.
