Former England opener Zak Crawley has been left out of England’s 16-man squad for the three-match ODI series against India. The Kent batter was included in the squad for England’s last ODI series against Sri Lanka in January, but loses his place after an uninspiring domestic campaign thus far, averaging 10.17 in his last six T20 Blast matches. All-rounder Jamie Overton, also included in January’s squad, misses out having suffered a right thigh injury in May while on IPL duty with the Chennai Super Kings,
creating an opportunity for the inclusion of highly rated all-rounder James Coles. Stream T20 World Cup matches for FREE on Sky Sports AppListen to our pundits on the Sky Sports Cricket PodcastStream England cricket and more without a contract on NOW The 22-year-old Sussex player, who fetched the top price of £390,000 in The Hundred auction earlier this year as he was bought by London Spirit, was also selected in the T20 squad for the ongoing five-match series against the same opponent. Elsewhere, England veteran
Liam Livingstone’s absence extends after the batter – who has exactly 100 caps for his country across all three formats – called interactions with Rob Key during the 2025 Champions Trophy campaign “the worst experiences I’ve had in cricket” during an interview with Cricinfo. Liam Dawson – having retired from red-ball cricket just last month – is also included, as he looks to continue his international white-ball career with the 2027 50-over World Cup on the horizon. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue both feature in
the squad having been rested for the first T20 at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday after they both played in England’s 160-run third Test defeat against New Zealand just two days earlier. Captain Harry Brook will likely lead the side out for the first ODI at Edgbaston as rumours continue to swirl around whether he will be appointed Test captain in the aftermath of Ben Stokes’ international retirement. England Men’s 16-player ODI squad v India: Harry Brook (Yorkshire – Captain)Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)Jofra Archer (Sussex)Gus Atkinson (Surrey)Tom Banton
(Somerset)Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)Jos Buttler (Lancashire)James Coles (Sussex)Sam Curran (Surrey)Liam Dawson (Hampshire)Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)Will Jacks (Surrey)Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)Joe Root (Yorkshire)Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire) First T20 (Wednesday July 1) – No result – match abandonedSecond T20 (Saturday July 4) – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (2.30pm)Third T20 (Tuesday July 7) – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (5.30pm)Fourth T20 (Thursday July 9) – Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (5.30pm)Fifth T20 (Saturday July 11) – Utilita Bowl, Southampton (2.30pm)First ODI (Tuesday July 14) – Edgbaston, Birmingham (11am)Second ODI (Thursday July 16) –
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (1pm)Third ODI (Sunday July 19) – Lord’s, London (11am) Watch India’s white-ball tour of England, from July 1-19, live on Sky Sports. Not got Sky? Stream cricket and more with NOW.
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So they just… left Crawley out? That seems wild.
I didn’t even know Crawley was in the mix tbh. 10.17 in T20 Blast sounds like he’s cooked, but ODI is different. Still, England selection is always random.
Wait is this the same Zak Crawley that played for England like years ago? If he averaged 10 then yeah bench him I guess. But why is India series timing so soon after all that other stuff. Also Liam Livingstone “worst experiences”?? That part feels like tea more than cricket.
Jamie Overton out with a thigh injury in May while on IPL duty… so England just swaps in the new guy? James Coles getting picked because he was “top price” in The Hundred is kinda the same as sports being rigged right? Like if you pay a lot you automatically get a chance, that’s how it feels. And Jofra Archer rested too like come on, injuries and rest are always convenient.