THE England selectors announced a 12-man England Lions squad, captained by Alastair Cook, to face India A and West Indies A in a triangular One-Day series from June 28 to July 8. The England and Wales national selector Geoff Miller said: “This triangular series presents the England Lions squad with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in the one-day format and challenge for a place in the senior side.
“Alastair Cook will have an opportunity to gain further experience as captain after successful spells as captain with both England and England Lions and he will lead a side that includes six of the squad members involved in the one-day series against Pakistan A in February.
“We are pleased to welcome Darren Stevens to the squad who has been rewarded for his impressive form with Kent this season. We have selected a strong squad for what will be a challenging series.”
Squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Ravi Bopara, Steven Davies, Andrew Gale, Sajid Mahmood, Liam Plunkett, Darren Stevens, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Peter Trego, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes.
Tri-nation One-Day Series schedule:
June 28: West Indies A v India A at Northampton
June 29: West Indies A v England Lions at Northampton
July 1: England Lions v India A at Grace Road, Leicester
July 2: West Indies A v India A at Grace Road, Leicester
July 4: West Indies A v England Lions at New Road, Worcester
July 6: England Lions v India A at New Road, Worcester
July 8: Final at New Road, Leicester.