Star English batsman Kevin Pietersen has been rested for the five-match ODI series against India starting on September 3.. The ECB said the decision was consistent with its policy of "sensibly managing player workloads". Durham's Ben Stokes, who made his debut against Ireland on Thursday, is in the squad and the 13 man T20 squad.
National selector Geoff Miller said both the squads have a mix of exeperience players and youngsters.
“Across both squads we believe we’ve selected an exciting blend of experienced international performers along with some exciting young players with a great deal of talent. We will need to play a high quality brand of limited overs cricket against the World Champions India,” he said.
“We’re very excited to have included some bright young players in the form of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, all of whom have proved themselves domestically and will now be looking to successfully take the step up to international level.”
ODI Squad : Alastair Cook ( c ), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter ( + ), Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Ben Stokes, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott.
T20 Squad : Stuart Broad ( c ), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter ( + ), Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Ben Stokes, Graeme Swann.
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