England name squad for ODI series against India

Ben Stokes has stepped up his recovery from a hamstring tear and is included for the first time since England's tour of New Zealand

England have named a 14-man squad for the three-match ODI series against India which starts on the 12th of July.

Ben Stokes has stepped up his recovery from a hamstring tear and is included for the first time since England's tour of New Zealand.

The allrounder is set to feature for Durham in their opening T20 Blast match. If fit he could feature in the third T20 fixture against India in Bristol on Sunday, July 8.

Kent skipper Sam Billings and Surrey allrounder Sam Curran have not been selected for the series against Virat Kohli's team.

Chris Woakes is in contention to feature in "the latter part" of the series if he proves his fitness.

England ODI squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Fixtures

1st ODI | England v India, Thursday, July 12, Trent Bridge

2nd ODI | England v India, Saturday, July 14, Lord’s

3rd ODI | England v India, Tuesday, July 17, Headingley