England Squad Announced for Rose Bowl ODI

The England One Day International squad to face Pakistan at The Rose Bowl on the 22nd September has been released.

The England One Day International squad to face Pakistan at The Rose Bowl on the 22nd September has been released.

The major news is that it doesn’t include former Hampshire player Kevin Pietersen, who has been loaned to Surrey (read more here) for the remainder of the season to increase his match practise ahead of an Ashes winter.

There’s no place, either, for Hampshire’s Jimmy Adams who was tipped by some as a potential candidate for squad inclusion following an incredible domestic t20 campaign in which he top-scored in the competition with over 600 runs – helping the Royals to victory in the final (read more here)

Surrey’s Steven Davies is included as wicket-keeper, while Craig Kieswetter drops out. Also included are captain Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott and Ajmal Shahzad, none of whom will take part in the forthcoming t20 matches against Pakistan at Cardiff.

National Selector, Geoff Miller, said: "Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from both squads as we feel that his game would be best served by getting as much cricket under his belt as possible before a long and challenging winter.

“The remainder of the county season is an ideal opportunity to do just that and we thank Surrey for enabling Kevin the chance to play and we thank both Surrey and Hampshire for facilitating the loan period for the remainder of the county season.

“Kevin has proved on numerous occasions that he is a world class player and we know he’ll benefit from getting more time in the middle to work on his batting and get his game back to the level he has shown throughout his career.

“Steven Davies has had an excellent year for Surrey this season and has earned his chance to take on the role as wicketkeeper in England’s limited overs set up. As ever the wicketkeeper’s role is a fiercely contested position in the England team and we’ve no doubt Craig Kieswetter will continue to press for the chance to reclaim his place in the England ODI squad.”

Kevin Pietersen said: “I am very disappointed at being dropped but know what I need to do and will be doing everything I can to get back into the England team."

The full England NatWest Series squad is as follows:

Andrew Strauss (Middlesex) (Captain)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Paul Collingwood (Durham)
Steven Davies (Surrey)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire)
Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
Luke Wright (Sussex)
Michael Yardy (Sussex)

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