Regular starters onboard as England announce squads for Bangladesh tour

There were a lot of speculations about possible first-team absences for the tour of Bangladesh but England, in the end, named strong squads led by Jos Buttler for the white-ball series against Bangladesh on Thursday.

England will play three ODIs and three T20Is starting on March 1.

Uncapped Somerset batter Tom Abell, who is set to captain the England Lions in the upcoming ODI series in Sri Lanka, is included in both squads while Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed earns his first call-up to an England white-ball squad.

Saqib Mahmood is selected to the ODI squad as he prepares to make his return to full international cricket following the back injury he suffered last May.

The three-match T20 series will be England's first since being crowned world champions following last November's ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.

ODI squad: Jos Buttler (c), Tom Abell (Somerset), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali (Warwickshire), Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

T20I squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Tom Abell, Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, 
Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

England Men's Tour of Bangladesh schedule

1st ODI: Bangladesh v England - March 1, Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

2nd ODI: Bangladesh v England – March 3, Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

3rd ODI: Bangladesh v England – March 6, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

1st T20: Bangladesh v England – March 9, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

2nd T20: Bangladesh v England – March 12, Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

3nd T20: Bangladesh v England – March 14, Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka