Archer and Bethell in England Squad for Australia ODI Series
Jofra Archer returns to the ODI pace attack, while Thomas Rew and Eddie Jack earn development contracts and first-call T20 chances.
- On Tuesday, England announced 16-player squads for their white-ball tour of Australia, with fast bowler Jofra Archer and batsman Jacob Bethell returning to the ODI side under captain Harry Brook.
- Archer returns after resting for the Pakistan tri-series, while Bethell rejoins following recovery from a right knee injury; wicketkeeper Jos Buttler remains sidelined for hamstring surgery.
- Uncapped 18-year-old Somerset batter Thomas Rew and Hampshire seamer Eddie Jack earned their first full international call-ups for the T20 leg, both having impressed management while touring Australia with the England Lions last year.
- National selector Marcus North confirmed that star pacers Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, and Josh Tongue will depart following the ODI series to manage workloads ahead of England's Test tour of South Africa.
- England is ramping up preparations for next year's 50-over World Cup in southern Africa, with Brook saying the T20 team "has been in excellent form" and viewing Australia as a testing ground.
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