Veteran all-rounder Chris Woakes has been named in the England Lions squad for the upcoming two four-day matches against India A. Before India and England fight it out in the five-match Test series, several key players from both teams will be fine-tuning their preparations for the series by playing in the two unofficial Tests.
The BCCI recently announced the India A squad for the three red-ball matches matches in England. After playing two games against England Lions, the India A side will compete in an intra-squad encounter against the senior Indian men's team.
Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the India A side. The squad features a number of India's Test players such as Shubman Gill, Nitish Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan.
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England Lions have named a 14-member squad for the games against India A. Somerset's James Rew will be leading the England Lions. Talking about Woakes, the 36-year-old was recently snubbed for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe but is in contention to play against India.
He has not played a competitive game since January this year due to an ankle injury that he sustained while playing in the SA20. The squad also features Rocky Flintoff, son of England legend Andrew Flintoff.
England Test star Rehan Ahmed and his brother Farhan have been named in the squad as well. The brothers have made it to the England squad together for the first time. Rehan will be playing only the first game against India A before joining the England Test squad for the T20I series against West Indies.
"This series against a strong India A side is a huge opportunity for an exciting and highly talented group of players. It will provide an opportunity both individually and collectively to excel on the international stage as we continue to succession plan for England’s future needs," said Ed Barney, ECB Performance Director for Men’s Cricket.
The first match will be played at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury from 30 May. The second match will be taking place at the County Ground in Northampton from 6 June.
England Lions squad:
James Rew (Captain), Farhan Ahmed, Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Jordan Cox, Rocky Flintoff, Emilio Gay, Tom Haines, George Hill, Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Dan Mousley, Ajeet Singh Dale, Chris Woakes
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