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Sam Curran wants chance to replace Ben Stokes in England Test squad

Sam Curran wants chance to replace Ben Stokes in England Test squad

England XI to face India in second T20: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (captain), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue. Curran is part of the England XI that will face India in the second T20 at Old Trafford on Saturday. England have made two

England XI to face India in second T20: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (captain), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.

Curran is part of the England XI that will face India in the second T20 at Old Trafford on Saturday.

England have made two changes from the XI they played in the first match of the abandoned series on Wednesday, with Jofra Archer and debutant Josh Tongue replacing fellow bowlers Saqib Mahmood and Luke Wood.

The hosts will once again be led by Harry Brook, the Test vice-captain. Before the first T20 at Chester-le-Street, Brook said he would be “honoured” to be asked to succeed Stokes as Test captain.

So far on their tour of Ireland and England, India have resisted giving a debut to 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

And Morne Morkel, the world champions’ bowling coach, appeared to suggest the opener will once again be on the sidelines in Manchester.

“We had the number one batsman in T20 cricket, Abhishek Sharma, and Sanju Sansom was the player of the World Cup,” Morkel said.

“As a coaching staff, it’s fair to show faith and back the players. Yes, there’s a young guy knocking on the door and it’s exciting, but it’s a good sign that we show we have the guys’ back.”

Meanwhile, Coles followed up his call-up to England’s T20 squad and joined the squad for the three ODIs against India later this month.

Zak Crawley was part of the England squad for their last ODI series, in Sri Lanka in January, but after the Test team’s first match, he has now lost his place in the 50-over team as well.

Jacob Bethell is expected to be promoted to partner Ben Duckett at the top of the order.

England squad for one-day international series against India: Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, James Coles, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue

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