Jason Roy has been left out of England’s Twenty20 World Cup squad as the opener paid for his run of poor form.
Roy had a series of low scores for England throughout the summer and endured a miserable time in The Hundred, averaging 8.5 over six innings for Oval Invincibles and making three ducks.
The 32-year-old had previously been an integral part of England’s white-ball sides.
Lancashire’s Phil Salt and Yorkshire’s Harry Brook were included in a 15-strong squad for the tournament in Australia, which takes place in October.
With Roy axed, Dawid Malan could be promoted to open the batting to accommodate Ben Stokes’ return in middle order.
Stokes, England’s Test captain, has missed all of his country’s T20 matches since March 2021.
Mark Wood and Chris Woakes have been included despite last featuring during the Test tour of the West Indies in March, with both fast bowlers having completed long recoveries from injury.
That pair’s presence edges out Richard Gleeson, who is one of three travelling reserves alongside Tymal Mills and Liam Dawson.
England will take 19 players to Pakistan later this month for a seven-match T20 series — their first tour of the country since 2005 — with five uncapped players bolstering the travelling squad.
