England name ODI and T20 squads for New Zealand tour ? Cricket News Update ? Part I
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) selectors, on Sunday named separate T20 and ODI squads for the tour of New Zealand in February next year. Admitting that Kevin Pietersen needs a rest to survive a heavy international schedule in 2013, the selectors have rested the veteran batsman for the limited-overs leg of the New Zealand itinerary.
Meanwhile ace spinner Graeme Swann, frontline seamer James Anderson and experienced top-order batsman Jonathan Trott have all been recalled into the 14-member one-day squad, after being rested for the five-match ODI series against India in January next year. The trio will, however, continue sitting out the T20 encounters.
KP was also not picked for the India ODIs as the ECB selectors are trying to manage the workload of key players ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series against Australia in 2013-14.
?Kevin Pietersen will miss the limited overs tour of New Zealand with Graeme Swann missing the T20 leg of the tour,? said England's national selector Geoff Miller while speaking to media reporters after naming the squads.
?This approach also provides an opportunity for talented young players to gain more international experience which will be important for their development and the development of England sides in the future,? he added further.
A separate squad for the Test leg of the New Zealand itinerary will be named at a later date. Pietersen, the 32-year-old Natal-born England batsman, is expected to play in the three Test matches against the Black Caps in March before heading to India to play in season six of the lucrative Indian Premier League.
Twenty20 squad:?Stuart Broad (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, James Tredwell, Luke Wright.
ODI squad:?Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott.
Lions squad:?Joe Root, Gary Balance, Scott Borthwick, Danny Briggs, Varun Chopra, Matthew Coles, Ben Foakes, Alex Hales, James Harris, Simon Kerrigan, Toby Roland-Jones, Ben Stokes, James Taylor, Reece Topley, Chris Wright
Continued in Part II...
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