Australia in England: Joe Root Rested for T20I and ODI Series, Uncapped Reece Topley Selected
Joe Root has been rested for the limited-overs leg of the series against Australia while uncapped pacer Reece Topley from Essex has been selected in both the T20I and ODI squad.
England have rested Joe Root for both the upcoming Twenty20 international and five one-day internationals against Australia. (Agony After Axe Fuels Joe Root's Rise to Number One)
Root, the Ashes player of the series with 460 runs, played a central role in England's 3-2 win over the five Tests and has been a key player in all three international formats in recent times. (Ashes 2015 Success Cannot Hide England's Flaws: Bayliss)
But with England facing tough Test series away to Pakistan and South Africa later this year, England's selectors have decided to give the 24-year-old a break from international duty.
Also omitted are James Anderson, currently out with a side strain, and Stuart Broad, whose stunning eight for 15 at his Trent Bridge home ground saw Australia skittled out for 60 in the third Ashes Test.
Neither Anderson nor Broad have played a 50-over one-day international since this year's World Cup, which Australia won on home soil.
Test skipper Alastair Cook, dropped from England's squad before the global showpiece, was again omitted from white-ball duty.
Eoin Morgan will again captain both squads, having led England in their miserable first-round exit from the World Cup before overseeing a thrilling one-day series win at home to World Cup finalists New Zealand.
Left-arm seamer Reece Topley was the only uncapped player in either squad after being named in the Twenty20 party only.
England T20 squad
Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey, Chris Woakes
England ODI squad
Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Taylor, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Fixtures
Aug 31: One-off Twenty20, Cardiff
ODI series
Sep 3: 1st ODI, Southampton (D/N), Sep 5: 2nd ODI, Lord's, Sep 8: 3rd ODI, Old Trafford (D/N), Sep 11: 4th ODI, Headingley, Sep 13: 5th ODI, Old Trafford