Moeen Ali named in England squad for Vitality T20 series against Pakistan

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced a 14-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, starting on August 28. The Vitality T20 series will be played behind closed doors in a bio-secure bubble environment at the Old Trafford, Manchester. 

We have named our squad for our men's Vitality IT20 series against Pakistan! ?

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 18, 2020

England National selector, Ed Smith, said that the board has decided to rest its Test regulars considering that the T20I series would commence three days after the originally scheduled last day of the 3rd Test.

“In this crowded international summer, players who are currently in the Test match bio-secure bubble for the Pakistan Test series are not included in this squad. (The IT20s begin three days after the scheduled last day of the final Test). We want to give multi-format players some opportunity to rest and refresh, while still selecting strong squads for every series. We will announce the squad for the Australia T20 series at a later date,” Smith was quoted as saying in a media release.

England's 14-member squad 

Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey.

England vs Pakistan - Vitality T20I Schedule 

• 28 August - 1st T20I at Emirates Old Trafford
• 30 August - 2nd T20I at Emirates Old Trafford 
• 1 September - 3rd T20 at Emirates Old Trafford 

[ECB media release]