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Ben Stokes Finally Gets Included In The England Squad
By CricShots - Jan 8, 2018 8:47 am
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English all-rounder Ben Stokes has been included in England’s T20I squad for a tri-series against Australia and New Zealand on Monday.

All-rounder Mooen Ali along with wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has been rested for the series, which starts in Sydney on Feb. 3 and concludes with the final in Auckland on Feb. 21.

Test captain Joe Root and Dawid Malan were also included with seamer Mark Wood and batsmen James Vince and Sam Billings brought back into the squad after missing England’s last T20I against West Indies in September.

All-rounder Stokes was also named in the England squad for the Ashes and the ODI series against Australia that follows but withdrawn in the absence of a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

The statement released by ECB read, “Should the ECB Board receive formal confirmation that Stokes has either been charged or that he will face no charges, they would convene within 48 hours to make a decision on his availability for the team at that stage.”

England begins the tri-series against Australia in Hobart on Feb. 7.

England Squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, David Willey, Mark Wood.