England have announced their provisional squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, with Harry Brook leading the side ahead of the Sri Lanka white-ball tour starting January 22.
England have announced their provisional squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, with Harry Brook set to lead across formats.
The England tour begins on January 22 with three ODIs against Sri Lanka in Colombo. A three-match T20I series follows from January 30 in Kandy. The series serves as England’s final build-up before the T20 World Cup.
Jofra Archer features in the provisional T20 World Cup squad despite recovering from a left side strain. Josh Tongue also earns selection, marking his first involvement in international limited-overs squads. Jamie Smith misses out after an unsuccessful run as an opener. Ben Duckett returns after missing the New Zealand T20Is. Will Jacks rejoins both squads, while Zak Crawley makes his ODI comeback after last featuring in 2023. Jordan Cox and Saqib Mahmood remain unavailable due to injury.
England will not rest Test players despite a short turnaround from the Ashes. The squad departs for Sri Lanka on January 18.
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Meanwhile, England’s white-ball results have dipped in 2025. The team has won 6 of 13 T20Is and lost 11 of 15 ODIs. England currently sits eighth in the ODI rankings, with only the top eight qualifying directly for the 2027 World Cup. England last won the tournament in 2022.
England Provisional Squad for T20 World Cup
Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
England ODI squad for Sri Lanka
Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Luke Wood.
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