Thursday 1 September 2016 09:01, UK
Ben Stokes and Mark Wood have been included in a 14-man England squad for next week’s Twenty20 International against Pakistan.
All-rounder Stokes is in line to make his first T20 appearance since the ICC World T20 final in February when England take on Pakistan at Old Trafford next Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 1.
Stokes' Durham team-mate, Wood, will be looking to add to his solitary T20 cap, which came against New Zealand in June 2015.
Captain Eoin Morgan can also call on the experience of prolific batsman Joe Root, who is named in the squad alongside all-rounder Moeen Ali and Nottinghamshire's Alex Hales. All three were rested for the T20 against Sri Lanka earlier in the summer.
However, Hampshire pairing of Liam Dawson and James Vince miss out along with Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan, Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow and Northamptonshire's James Duckett.
National Selector, James Whitaker, said: "It is excellent to see the progress we are making in white ball cricket across both formats. The IT20 international against Pakistan will give the squad another opportunity to measure their development.
"The squad has an exciting feel with exceptional talent throughout. We are delighted to welcome back Ben Stokes and Mark Wood into the squad. Both are world-class players and are an important part of our long-term plans to become the best side in the world.
"It is testament to the excellent work being nurtured in the county structure and through the England Lions, that there is a depth of quality pushing the nucleus of the current group.
"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 match in Manchester."
England T20 squad in full:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex); Moeen Ali (Warwickshire); Sam Billings (Kent); Jos Buttler (Lancashire); Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire); Chris Jordan (Sussex); Tymal Mills (Sussex); Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire); Adil Rashid (Yorkshire); Joe Root (Yorkshire); Jason Roy (Surrey); Ben Stokes (Durham); David Willey (Yorkshire); Mark Wood (Durham).
