Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

MOEEN ALI NAMED IN ENGLAND WHITE BALL SQUADS FOR TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA

Moeen Ali has been included in both England squads for their white-ball tour of South Africa later this month.

The Worcestershire CCC all-rounder has been selected for the three IT20s and three ODIs against the Proteas.

Moeen, the official Rapids Vitality Blast captain, secured a new 12-month central white-ball contract from the ECB last month.

The touring party will depart on Monday 16 November, with the internationals taking place in a biosecure environment at Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.

After a series of warm-up games, the first IT20 will take place on 27 November at Newlands.

England Men’s IT20 Squad:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).


England Men’s ODI Squad:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).


Reserves across both formats:*
Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), Tom Helm (Middlesex).
Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes have been rested for the three-match ODI series and will return home after the IT20 series.