Cricket Sep 09, 2026

England call up Henry Crocombe and Aneurin Donald for white-ball series against Sri Lanka but no Brydon Carse

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England call up Henry Crocombe and Aneurin Donald for white-ball series against Sri Lanka but no Brydon Carse

England have called up uncapped Derbyshire batter Aneurin Donald and Sussex seam bowler Henry Crocombe for this month's T20s and ODIs against Sri Lanka respectively, live on Your Site.

Donald plundered 489 runs, including four half-centuries, across 12 matches in this summer's Vitality Blast - he also hit the most sixes with 37 - while he then impressed for Trent Rockets in The Hundred.

The Wales-born player - who struck the joint-fastest Blast fifty, off just 13 balls, for Derbyshire against Yorkshire in 2025 - comes into a 16-man T20 squad missing opening batter Phil Salt (quad).

Crocombe, who has taken hat-tricks in his last two County Championship matches, is part of a 16-strong ODI group.

England men's national selector Marcus North said: "Aneurin Donald and Henry Crocombe are two promising players who have earned their places on the back of impressive performances in domestic cricket.

"Aneurin has had an exceptional season for Derbyshire in the Vitality Blast and also with Trent Rockets in The Hundred while Henry is a player we have had an eye on all summer."

Brydon Carse, currently being investigated by the Cricket Regulator after an incident outside a Derby nightclub in August, is not included at all, having already been withdrawn from recent Test squads to face Pakistan.

Derbyshire police are looking into an allegation of assault in connection with that nightclub incident.

An ECB spokesperson said of Carse, who was available for selection: "Given recent events, we feel it is important for him to work through the issues that led to the Derby incident and take time for a proper reset. This decision does not prejudge the outcome of any investigation."

Sam Curran (groin) and Jacob Bethell (knee) are absent through injury - the ECB has said Bethell underwent successful surgery this week and is targeting the white-ball tour of Australia in November as a return date.

Curran and Bethell's fellow all-rounder Jamie Overton returns after sitting out the T20 and ODI series victories at home to India in July with a quad issue sustained at the IPL, while batters Jordan Cox and Ben Duckett and fast bowler Gus Atkinson are in both squads.

The T20 leg versus Sri Lanka begins in Southampton on September 15 - two days after the scheduled end of the third and final Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston - ahead of games in Cardiff on September 17 and Emirates Old Trafford on September 19.

The ODIs, England's final assignment of the home summer, then take place at Durham (September 22), Headingley (September 24) and The Kia Oval (September 27).

Crocombe was added to England's Test party during the New Zealand series in June when Sussex team-mate Ollie Robinson picked up a knee niggle but did not feature.

The 24-year-old, who will join Surrey from 2027 onwards, has claimed 49 wickets across 36 domestic 50-over matches and a further 34 in 35 T20 fixtures, with those numbers adding to over 100 scalps in red-ball cricket.

Crocombe's recent first-class hat-tricks came against Somerset and Essex, with his victims including Jamie Overton's twin brother Craig.

Another uncapped Sussex player, spin-bowling all-rounder James Coles, retains his place in the T20 squad after earning a maiden call-up for the India games a couple of months ago but drops out of the ODI party.

New T20 call-up Donald has hit 18 fifties and 2,423 runs in total in that format domestically across 106 innings, with a best score of 91.

Brendon McCullum - now solely white-ball coach after his removal from the Test job following the 2-1 defeat to New Zealand - can call upon Test captain Joe Root for the ODIs with England opting against resting him.

Before tackling Sri Lanka, England will look to complete a 3-0 Test sweep of Pakistan in Birmingham from September 9, also live on Your Site, after thumping wins across the first two games at Headingley and Lord's.

England head to Pakistan in October for an ODI tri-series that also features Sri Lanka, prior to visiting Australia in November for three one-day internationals and five T20s.

The three-Test tour of South Africa over the Christmas period - Stephen Fleming's first as red-ball coach since succeeding McCullum in the role - will be followed by three ODIs against the Proteas in January.

The next 50-over World Cup is in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in late 2027, before a T20 World Cup is held in Australia and New Zealand the following year.

Sri Lanka T20 squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Udara, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Tharindu Rathnayake, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, Nuwan Thushara, Dilshan Madushanka.

Sri Lanka ODI squad: Kusal Mendis (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Sachindu Colombage, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.

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