Kent captain James Tredwell has been named by the England selectors in provisional 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Set to be played in England and Wales in June, Tredwell’s inclusion in the Champions Trophy squad comes as no surprise after playing for England in the One Day Internationals both in India and New Zealand over the winter.

The squad, which includes four uncapped players, Gary Ballance, Varun Chopra, James Harris and Chris Wright, will be reduced to 15 by May 5^th.

National Selector Geoff Miller said: “This is a balanced squad which will provide the selectors with strong options in all areas and reflects players’ performances for both the senior England teams and the England Lions and EPP squads over the winter period.

“With this country hosting the tournament for the first time since 2004, there will be every incentive for England to perform well and we anticipate intense competition for places in our final squad which will be named early next month.”

 

England’s ICC Champions Trophy provisional 30-man squad:

 

1.     Alastair Cook (captain), Essex

2.     James Anderson, Lancashire

3.     Gary Ballance, Yorkshire

4.     Jonny Bairstow, Yorkshire

5.     Ian Bell, Warwickshire

6.     Ravi Bopara, Essex

7.     Tim Bresnan, Yorkshire

8.     Danny Briggs, Hampshire

9.     Stuart Broad, Nottinghamshire

10.  Jos Buttler, Somerset

11.  Varun Chopra, Warwickshire

12.  Rikki Clarke, Warwickshire

13.  Jade Dernbach, Surrey

14.  Steven Finn, Middlesex

15.  Alex Hales, Nottinghamshire

16.  James Harris, Middlesex

17.  Craig Kieswetter, Somerset

18.  Stuart Meaker, Surrey

19.  Eoin Morgan, Middlesex

20.  Graham Onions, Durham

21.  Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire

22.  Kevin Pietersen, Surrey

23.  Joe Root, Yorkshire

24.  Graeme Swann, Nottinghamshire

25.  James Taylor, Nottinghamshire

26.  James Tredwell, Kent

27.  Jonathan Trott, Warwickshire

28.  Chris Wright, Warwickshire

29.  Luke Wright, Sussex

30.  Chris Woakes, Warwickshire