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England has made several changes to their T20I squads for upcoming series. Sam Curran has been added to both the South Africa and Ireland squads following his strong domestic performance. Ben Duckett gets rested after his impressive Test series against India, while Matthew Potts returns to county cricket. The Ireland squad sees new additions including Jordan Cox and a captaincy change to Jacob Bethell.

Key Points: England Adds Sam Curran to South Africa and Ireland T20I Squads

  • Sam Curran included in both South Africa and Ireland T20I squads
  • Ben Duckett rested for South Africa series after India Test performance
  • Matthew Potts released to play County Championship for Durham
  • Jordan Cox and Tom Hartley among new additions for Ireland tour
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England includes Sam Curran for South Africa, Ireland T20I series

England includes all-rounder Sam Curran for T20I series against South Africa and Ireland. Ben Duckett rested, Matthew Potts released for county cricket.

"Curran has been added to squads for all six of England's upcoming fixtures - ECB"

London, September 5

England Men have confirmed changes to the squads for the forthcoming T20I series against South Africa and the subsequent T20I series in Ireland.

Opening batter Ben Duckett will be rested for the three-match series against South Africa, as per the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) website.

Surrey all-rounder Sam Curran has been added to the squad for the fixtures against South Africa, which commence at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, next Wednesday. Curran has also been included in the squad for the IT20 tour of Ireland later this month.

Durham seamer Matthew Potts has been released from the Ireland IT20 squad to enable him to represent his county in the final rounds of the Rothesay County Championship.

Curran has made 24 appearances in the T20 Blast and the Hundred this summer, scoring 603 runs with a strike rate of 154.21 and taking 33 wickets. He has been added to squads for all six of England's upcoming fixtures.

Duckett, meanwhile, has been handed an additional week off before England's tours to New Zealand and Australia this winter. He scored 462 runs in nine innings during England's drawn Test series against India this summer.

Updated England T20I squads:

T20I Squad vs South Africa: Harry Brook (capt), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood.

T20I Squad vs Ireland: Jacob Bethell (c), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood.

Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker and Tom Hartley replace Harry Brook, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Jamie Smith; Bethell replaces Brook as captain.

- ANI

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Priya S
Why rest Duckett when he's in such good form? He was fantastic against India in the Tests. Hope this doesn't affect his rhythm before the big tours.
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Michael C
Curran's stats this summer are impressive - 603 runs at 154 strike rate AND 33 wickets? That's proper all-round performance. Deserved call-up!
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Ananya R
Interesting to see different squads for South Africa and Ireland. Good opportunity for young players like Bethell to get captaincy experience. Future planning looks good.
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Sarah B
Smart move to release Potts for county cricket. Player development should always be prioritized over meaningless bilateral series. Good management by ECB.
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Vikram M
England's bench strength is really showing here. So many quality players that they can field two competitive T20 sides simultaneously. Indian selectors should take note!

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