England have named their Twenty20 and ODI squads for their upcoming tour of South Africa in November and December.
The three T20s and three ODIs scheduled will be played at Newlands and Boland Park in Paarl.
MORGAN TO LEAD ENGLAND, STOKES TO ONLY PLAY T20S
Due to Covid-19 crowd restrictions, players will be confined to bio-secure bubbles during the tour and all matches will be played in front of empty stadiums.
England are the reigning ODI World Cup champions and will provide a stern test for the Proteas who haven’t played any cricket since prior to lockdown in March.
Eoin Morgan will skipper England in both formats.
England stars Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes will depart the country after the T20 series.
ENGLAND T20 SQUAD
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire/wkt), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham)
ENGLAND ODI SQUAD
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire/wkt), Tom Curran (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
Reserves across both formats: Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), Tom Helm (Middlesex)
Note: Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes have been rested for the three-match ODI series and will return home after the T20 series.
PROTEAS V ENGLAND ITINERARY
November 27: South Africa v England, 1st T20, Newlands, Cape Town
November 29: South Africa v England, 2nd T20, Boland Park, Paarl
December 1: South Africa v England, 3rd T20, Newlands, Cape Town
December 4: South Africa v England, 1st ODI, Newlands, Cape Town
December 6: South Africa v England, 2nd ODI, Boland Park, Paarl
December 9: South Africa v England, 3rd ODI, Newlands, Cape Town
