IND vs ENG: ECB announces 16-member England squad for T20I series starting March 12

England on Thursday announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20 international series against India.

The team will be led by Eoin Morgan and will have the likes of all-rounder Ben Stokes, wicket-keeper batsmen Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow and top order batsman Dawid Malan.

But the most obvious omission was that of England Test skipper Joe Root, who recently hit a double hundred against India in the first Test in Chennai.

"The touring party depart on Friday 26 February and will play five T20 internationals in Ahmedabad," ECB informed on its



website.

Leading the pace attack will be Jofra Archer, who will be assisted by Sam Curran, Tom Curran and Mark Wood. Adil Rashid is the specialist spinner while Moeen Ali has also been named.

England T20I squad:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).