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- Updated: August 31, 2016
England have brought back several white-ball regulars for the one-off T20 against Pakistan at Old Trafford next week, with Liam Dawson – who took 3 for 27 on debut against Sri Lanka in July – among those to miss out.
Joe Root, Alex Hales and Moeen Ali all return after being rested for the Sri Lanka fixture, while Ben Stokes and Mark Wood are back after recovering from injury. Stokes is in line to play his first T20 international since being hit for four consecutive sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the final of the World T20 in April.
James Vince, who played against Sri Lanka but was dropped for the one-day series with Pakistan in order to try and find some form in red-ball cricket after a tough introduction to the Test side; Jonny Bairstow, and the uncapped Dawid Malan were the others omitted from England’s 14-man squad.
The availability of Moeen as a spinning allrounder, as well as Stokes’ return to bowling after a calf tear, may have counted against Dawson, who is currently with the ODI …
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