Buttler sustained a hamstring injury during last week’s home series win over the Sri Lankans and won’t recover in time for the tri-series taking place in Pakistan at the end of this month. Also missing from the squad announced Thursday was fast bowler Jofra Archer, who is being rested for the tour. England will be without the injured Jos Buttler for the upcoming ODI tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka but spinner Adil Rashid returns to the squad after a hand injury.
Buttler sustained a hamstring injury during last week’s home series win over the Sri Lankans and won’t recover in time for the tri-series taking place in Pakistan at the end of this month.
He makes the squad along with Sam Curran, who is available again after a groin injury. England squad: Harry Brook (captain), Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue Because of an injury to his right bowling hand, rashid, a key member of England’s white-ball team for the past decade, missed the entire ODI series against Sri Lanka last week.
