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Injured accelerated bowler Jofra Archer was connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025) named successful England's provisional squad of 15 players for the T20 World Cup to beryllium held successful India and Sri Lanka successful February, contempt nursing a near broadside strain which helium sustained during the 3rd Ashes Test successful Adelaide.
Another pacer, Joshua Tongue, uncapped successful limited-overs cricket, was included successful the squad to beryllium captained by Harry Brook.
Archer will, however, miss the white-ball circuit of Sri Lanka from January 22, which includes 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is.
"Archer is included successful the provisional T20 World Cup squad but volition miss the circuit of Sri Lanka arsenic helium continues his rehabilitation with the England aesculapian squad pursuing the near broadside strain sustained during the 3rd Ashes Test successful Adelaide earlier this month," England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said successful a statement.
The wounded had ruled Archer retired of the 4th Ashes Test successful Melbourne which England won by 4 wickets wrong 2 days.
England volition unfastened their T20 World Cup run against Nepal connected February 8 successful Mumbai, followed by matches against the West Indies (February 11 successful Mumbai), Bangladesh (February 14 successful Kolkata) and Italy (February 16 successful Kolkata).
Archer was 1 of England's standout players successful the Ashes earlier helium picked up the wounded during the 3rd Test successful Adelaide, which Australia won to unafraid the urn.
He grabbed 9 wickets astatine 27.11, including 5/53 successful the archetypal innings successful Adelaide. He besides contributed with the bat, striking a maiden half-century successful the aforesaid crippled arsenic portion of 102 runs.
Relatively inexperienced successful T20 cricket with conscionable 21 matches nether his belt, Tongue has had a drawstring of awesome performances this year. He was the starring wicket-taker successful this year's men's Hundred with 14 wickets and has impressed successful the 2 Ashes Tests helium has played, with 12 wickets astatine 18.58.
Batting all-rounder Will Jacks returns to some the squads, having missed the New Zealand white-ball circuit successful October.
Seamer Brydon Carse was included successful the ODI and T20I squads touring Sri Lanka. Top-order batter Zak Crawley returned to the ODI squad for the archetypal clip since December 2023.
Meanwhile, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox and Saqib Mahmood person been axed from the T20 World Cup provisional squad and the white-ball squads for the Sri Lanka tour.
Provisional squad for T20 World Cup:
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
Squad for T20I bid successful Sri Lanka:
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
Squad for ODI bid successful Sri Lanka:
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Luke Wood.
