20/20 World Cup - England squad announced

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England went for short-game specialists when they named their 15-man squad for next month's ICC World Twenty20 event.

 

James Kirtley, Darren Maddy and Chris Schofield return after lengthy absences, while Vikram Solanki and Jeremy Snape are also recalled.

 

Andrew Flintoff is back after ankle surgery and Luke Wright, the top scorer in domestic Twenty20 cricket this year, is the only uncapped man on the list.

 

England face Zimbabwe in their opening game on 13 September in Cape Town.

 

Full squad:

 

Paul Collingwood (captain) (Durham)

Ravi Bopara (Essex)

Stuart Broad (Leicestershire)

Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)

James Kirtley (Sussex)

Darren Maddy (Warwickshire)

Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)

Matthew Prior (Sussex)

Chris Schofield (Surrey)

Owais Shah (Middlesex)

Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)

Jeremy Snape (Leicestershire)

Vikram Solanki (Worcestershire)

Chris Tremlett (Hampshire)

Luke Wright (Sussex)

 

The squad for the ODI's against India will be:

 

Paul Collingwood (captain) (Durham)

James Anderson (Lancashire)

Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Ravi Bopara (Essex)

Stuart Broad (Leicestershire)

Alastair Cook (Essex)

Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)

Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire)

Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire)

Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)

Matthew Prior (Sussex)

Owais Shah (Middlesex)

Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)

Chris Tremlett (Hampshire)