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England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will miss this month's three-match Twenty20 series against Australia due to a right calf injury, with Phil Salt leading the side in his absence, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
Former pacer Stuart Broad said England's inexperienced bowling attack may have challenges after star fast bowler James Anderson's retirement. England veteran pacer Anderson announced his decision to retire from Tests after the first match against West Indies at Lord's in July. Anderson, the highest wicket-taker among pace bowlers in Test cricket, will play his final red-ball game for England in July. Anderson has stated that the series opener against the West Indies at Lord's on July 10-14 will be his 188th and last Test match for England after a career spanning over two decades.
MI Emirates bounced back from their opening day blues to claim their first points with victory over Gulf Giants in the DP World ILT20 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Seamer Ollie Robinson is fit to link up with his England team-mates ahead of facing Ireland in the summer's first Test at Lord's following ankle concerns. Robinson has become an integral part of England's fast-bowling ranks over recent seasons, and will be one of the first names on the team sheet for this summer's Ashes against Australia. Ad As such there would have been concern for England coach Brendon McCullum when the Sussex quick experienced pain during his county's draw with Glamorgan last week.
White-ball specialist Liam Livingstone has been given the chance to shine with the red ball for England's Test tour to Pakistan as opener Alex Lees was dropped from the 15-man squad announced on Wednesday. Livingstone has never played an international at Test level and has not even featured in first-class cricket for over a year, increasingly focusing his efforts on the shorter forms after becoming a mainstay of England's limited-overs side.
Pakistan starting in December, but veteran fast bowler Stuart Broad misses the trip. There is also a first Test call-up for Surrey all-rounder Will Jacks after an impressive summer in which he impressed with bat and off-spin, helping Surrey win the County Championship Division One title. Jennings returns to the Test squad for the first time since February 2019 after scoring 1,233 County Championship runs this summer, while T20 specialist Livingstone will be eyeing a Test debut after joining the setup for the first time since 2018.
(Reuters) - Lancashire duo Keaton Jennings and Liam Livingstone have been called up to the England squad for their three-test tour of Pakistan starting in December, but veteran fast bowler Stuart Broad misses the trip.
LONDON : England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes and batsman Liam Livingstone have been given annual central contracts while Dawid Malan and Jason Roy have dropped from full deals to increment ones, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday.