1st ODI: England v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi
Feb 13, 2012 (15:00 local | 11:00 GMT | 16:00 PKT)
Shahid Afridi and batsman Hammad Azam, who has played five ODIs, will join the squad in the UAE.
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Pakistan **ODI squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Hammad Azam, Azhar Ali
England ODI squad: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott
**Bell dropped from limited-overs squads**
ESPNcricinfo staff
February 7, 2012
Ian Bell has been dropped from England’s one-day and Twenty20 squads for the ongoing series against Pakistan in the UAE. The squads feature two new players in left-arm spinner Danny Briggs and batsman Jos Buttler. Batsman Alex Hales has been named in the Twenty20 team.
The allrounder Tim Bresnan, who arrived in Dubai midway through the third Test, has been named in both squads, but his availability is subject to a fitness test following his rehabilitation from an elbow injury.
Briggs, Hales and Buttler have been touring with the England Lions in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
“We have selected two squads that include both experienced international players and younger players who have performed strongly for England Lions in recent months and deserve an opportunity to further test themselves against quality opposition,” national selector Geoff Miller, said. “Playing against Pakistan in the UAE will be challenging but it is important that these players continue to develop their skills so that we are able to make strides in limited-overs cricket particularly on the subcontinent.”
England were whitewashed 3-0 in the Tests that finished on Monday. Bell, despite coming off a strong 2011 with the bat, struggled in the Tests, averaging just 8.50.
ODI squad: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott
