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Bants named in England’s Champions Trophy squad
With one week to go until the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 gets underway, each nation has finalised their squad and named the players who will be in action in Pakistan and the UAE.
England, captained by Jos Buttler, have called Tom Banton into their 15-strong squad. The 26-year-old, who is fresh from two ILT20 centuries in the UAE, replaces the injured Jacob Bethell.
The squad also includes Joe Root, recently back in the 50-over fold having not featured in the format since the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. He will play in his third ICC Men’s Champions Trophy, while Buttler, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood have also featured in the tournament previously.
Surrey duo Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, who both made explosive starts to their Test careers in 2024, are included, as is speed merchant Jofra Archer.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
