England have rested Ashes-winner Joe Root, with the star batsman left out of the squads for both the upcoming lone Twenty20 international and five one-day internationals against Australia announced Monday. Root, the Ashes player of the series after his 460 runs played a central role in England's 3-2 win over the five Tests, has been a key player in all three international formats in recent times.
Also omitted are senior bowlers James Anderson, currently out with a side strain, and Stuart Broad, whose stunning eight for 15 at his Trent Bridge home ground saw Australia skittled out for 60 in the third Ashes Test. Test skipper Alastair Cook, dropped from England's squad before the global showpiece, was again omitted from white-ball duty. Eoin Morgan will again captain both squads, having led England in their miserable first-round exit from the World Cup before overseeing a thrilling one-day series win at home to World Cup finalists New Zealand.
Left-arm seamer Reece Topley was the only uncapped player in either squad after being named in the Twenty20 party only.
England T20 squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wkt), 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)
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wkt), 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)
Fixtures
August 31: Twenty20, Cardiff
September 03: 1st ODI, Southampton (D/N)
September 05: 2nd ODI, Lord's
September 08: 3rd ODI, Old Trafford (D/N)
September 11: 4th ODI, Headingley
September 13: 5th ODI, Old Trafford.
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