England tour Pakistan for the first time since 2005 ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia – with injuries and poor form leading to some new names being called up. Opener Jason Roy is out after struggling for runs all summer, averaging 12.66, while Chris Jordan (finger) and Liam Livingstone (ankle) will not feature in Pakistan. Captain Jos Buttler has been included in the squad for Pakistan but is recovering from a calf injury and is expected to play only in the latter part of the tour, with Moeen Ali leading the side. This gave an opportunity to five uncapped players to get their first taste of international T20 cricket. Kent batsman Jordan Cox, Middlesex batsman Tom Helm, Surrey Will Jacks, Warwickshire quick Ollie Stone and Lancashire left-arm all-rounder Luke Wood are all included in the 19-man squad. Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire) Vice-Captain, Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jordan Cox (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Richard Gleeson (Lancashire ) ), Tom Helm (Middlesex), Will Jacks (Surrey), David Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ollie Stone (Warwickshire), Rhys Topley (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire) , Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wood (Lancashire), Mark Wood (Durham) None of the uncapped players are in the World Cup squad, but Buttler and new coach Matthew Mott will use the Pakistan tour as an opportunity to glimpse some of the stars of the future. Sky Sports looks at who the new players are.

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Jordan Cox

                                                            Jordan Cox batting during The Hundred earlier this summer

Since joining Kent at the age of 10, Cox has become a key player for the team, helping them win their first trophy in a generation in the T20 Blast final in 2021. Now 21, Cox moved to 74-4 in the 12th over of that final, first stemming the flow of wickets with 20 off 17 balls. However, in the second half of his innings he scored a string of late boundaries to finish on 58 not out from 28 balls, becoming the youngest man to score a half-century in a Blast final and the second youngest to score one on Finals Day. after Butler. He has also impressed with his athleticism on the pitch, including a moment of magic in the same final. Cox has also played eight matches for the Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, scoring 191 runs this season. This included 39 from 30 against London Spirit, 61 from 33 against Trent Rockets and 32 from 29 against Birmingham Phoenix in losing efforts. Cox also scored 48 off 29 balls in a three-wicket win over the Northern Superchargers and made his first-class, List A and T20 debuts for Kent in 2019 and has become a key member of the England under-19 squad, scoring centuries against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The youngster has also played grade cricket in Sydney and one game for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash. Since his debut for Kent, he has played 52 T20 matches, scoring 1,066 runs at an average of 31.35. Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Chris Jordan (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Tom Helm

Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Birmingham Phoenix’s Tom Helm shows quick reactions to make a superb response to take his third wicket against Trent Rockets
Birmingham Phoenix’s Tom Helm shows quick reactions to make a superb response to take his third wicket against Trent Rockets With the likes of Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Fisher and Sam Curran injured, England will get a chance to see some young seamers in Pakistan. Among them is Helm, a quick and powerful fast bowler who is considered one of the most promising fast bowlers in England. Aged 18, he signed for Middlesex, making his first-class debut a year later, finishing with figures of 5-78. However, injuries hindered his progress as he suffered from fractures and injury accidents. Aged 28, he was called up to the England first team after impressing with the Lions, taking 5-33 against Sri Lanka A in Colombo – his second-best figure for 30 years. He also played for Birmingham Phoenix during the Hundred this year, taking 13 wickets in eight matches.

Will Jacks

Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player London Invincibles’ Will Jacks hit two consecutive sixes to bring up his hundred before securing a seven-wicket victory over Southern Brave.
London Invincibles’ Will Jacks hit two consecutive sixes to bring up his hundred before securing a seven-wicket victory over Southern Brave. After a half-century against the London Spirit for the Oval Invincibles in The Hundred final, Jacks will be hoping he can show off his great success in England colours. Jacks came on the radar in 2019 when he scored a century off just 24 balls in a T10 match. The batsman, who plays for Surrey, has impressed for England at youth level, scoring a ton against India in an Under-19 Test in 2017 and as vice-captain at the Under-19 World Cup in 2018, where he scored 102 against of Canada. . Jacks, 23, impressed for Surrey during their County Championship-winning season in 2018, scoring his maiden century for the county against Gloucestershire at the Kia Oval in the One-Day Cup. In July 2021, he scored the third-fastest T20 fifty in English cricket off 15 balls against Middlesex and was among a number of non-players named in a replacement England ODI squad for the series against Pakistan after a Covid outbreak forced those they had originally been selected in isolation. But he wasn’t selected during England’s impressive 3-0 run win. A tall, clean batsman, Jacks has impressed since entering the competition in 2019, most recently during The Hundred, where he scored 261 runs, including the tournament’s highest score of 108 off 48 balls.

Olly Stone

                                                            Olly Stone has featured for the England Test team in recent years

At the age of 28, Stone would have hoped to feature more regularly in the England squad but has had an injury-plagued career. However, when fit, he has regularly bowled some of the fastest spells in county cricket. Back problems affected the early part of his career, but Stone made his Test debut in 2019 against Ireland at Lord’s. He has taken 10 first-class wickets for England and a solitary wicket in his four international ODI appearances. Despite the injuries, Stone, who has signed for Nottinghamshire from next season, is still regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in England and will be hoping he can put his fitness issues behind him in Pakistan.

Luke Wood

                                                            Luke Wood has impressed for Lancashire

Wood was called up to England’s ODI squad against the Netherlands earlier this year but will be hoping to earn his first T20 cap in Pakistan. Wood burst onto the scene in 2015 with Nottinghamshire but found opportunities limited with competition from Stuart Broad, Jake Ball, Luke Fletcher and Harry Gurney. He went out on loan twice, first to Worcestershire, starring in their T20 title success in 2018, making it back-to-back titles after helping the Outlaws lift the trophy the previous year. He then moved to Northamptonshire, picking up his maiden first-class hat-trick and scoring a half-century at Old Trafford against Lancashire. Returning to Nottinghamshire in 2019, he took two wickets in his first over during a Vitality Blast match. A left-armer, Wood joined Lancashire at the end of the 2019 season after spending time in and out of the side at Nottinghamshire and this year he was selected by Trent Rockets for The Hundred. Watch the first of seven T20s between England and Pakistan live on Sky Sports Cricket from 3pm on…