Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood recalled for Australia T20I and ODI series

Jos Buttler, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer have already been recalled to England's T20I and ODI squads for the forthcoming series against Australia, but there is absolutely no return for the Test captain Joe Root, nor for Jason Roy, who's yet to recuperate from a side strain.

The exclusion of Root from the T20I squad is perhaps the most contentious decision, given his starring role in England's set you back the final of the last World T20 in India in 2016, as well as his mentioned desire to return back to the set-up, as demonstrated by his starring role with bat and ball for Yorkshire against Derbyshire in the T20 Blast this week.

However, explaining the decision, Ed Smith, England's national selector, said that the workload of Root as England's Test captain made his inclusion in the squad illogical - particularly if, as happens to be the case, he's unlikely to participate England's first-choice XI.

"I don't think any door is closed to Joe Root," said Smith. "He's a brilliant cricketer, a superb man. He's also England's Test captain. And at this time we are establishing in a specific way as an XI in T20 cricket, and Joe's not for the reason that.

"He plays so much cricket, he gives so much to England every time he plays, and your choice is that it is not right for him that we have him in the squad if he's improbable to be starting.

That could easily change. I think we've all seen that Joe's an exceedingly adaptable and outstanding batsman, and he could easily keep coming back into the reckoning. But right now that is where it stands."

England's two white-ball squads likewise incorporate a recall for Sam Curran, who was simply not considered for selection against Pakistan after being truly a part of the Test bubble, while Tom Banton has been retained in both formats after impressing with a hard-hitting half-century in the first T20I against Pakistan.

Dawid Malan has been retained in the T20I squad after his matchwinning 54 not out in the next T20I on Saturday, and Sam Billings is also involved with both squads after his starring role in the ODI series win against Ireland last month.

Saqib Mahmood, England's quickest bowler in the Pakistan T20Is, makes method for the return of Wood and Archer, for whom the recall offers an initial taste of international white-ball cricket since the World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord's last summer.

Mahmood will remain with the squad as a reserve, alongside Liam Livingstone in the T20I squad, and Joe Denly in the ODI squad. However, David Willey, who was the unlucky man to miss out of England's World Cup squad last summer, has once more been omitted from both formats, despite claiming eight wickets and scoring 97 runs for once out in the series against Ireland.

"It really is of course extremely disappointing from David's point of view," said Smith. "He's playing good cricket and still has ambitions to maintain all the England white-ball sides. But that's among the unfortunate consequences of experiencing a whole lot of strength in depth.

"Sometimes players who've done perfectly even recently, still can't find a place in the squad and that is the situation with David. Everything he achieved against Ireland has been noted, his performances over quite a few years of course are well understood by the selectors. However in this instance, we are giving opportunities to other folks."

The Australia series may be the first time that England have already been in a position to select their strongest available white-ball squads because the South Africa tour in February, with the selectors operating separate Ensure that you one-day squads through the entire summer as a result of Covid-19 outbreak.

"We still want to field are our strongest XI in these games," said Smith. "It's an excellent opportunity to finish the summertime on a really strong note. And after all of the effort that everyone's put in behind the scenes - administrators, coaches, captains, players - we feel it's a really good possibility to finish the summertime strongly against Australia. There is no more iconic rivalry in cricket, as everybody knows."

England had hoped to be able to turn to Roy once more, after he was rested for the Pakistan series as a precaution. However, the ECB have confirmed he'll not be equipped for the T20I leg of the Australia series, starting at the Ageas Bowl on September 4. He'll stay static in the team's biosecure environment, with a view to demonstrating his fitness for the ODIs, which get started at Emirates Old Trafford on September 11.

Moeen Ali, who has struggled for form since his return to England availability, has been retained in both squads. However, Ben Stokes remains unavailable for selection after being granted compassionate leave to go to his father in New Zealand, following his cancer diagnosis.

England T20I squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Reserves: Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood

England ODI Squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Reserves: Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood