England name ODI squad for tour of Sri Lanka

England National Cricket Selectors have named a 16-strong squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on October 10 in Dambulla.

Liam Plunkett will miss the first three ODIs for his wedding. He will be available for the fourth and fifth ODIs.

Warwickshire seamer Olly Stone has been called-up to the squad for the first time as Plunkett’s replacement.

Yorkshire all-rounder David Willey was not considered for selection due to a back injury.

England ODI squad versus Sri Lanka

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain

Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Sam Curran (Surrey)

Tom Curran (Surrey)

Liam Dawson (Hampshire)

Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)

Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Jason Roy (Surrey)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

Olly Stone (Warwickshire)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

The squad departs for Colombo on Sunday September 30.

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ODI Fixtures:

One-Day Warm-Up, SLC XI v England, Friday October 5, P Sara, Colombo (9.45am IST)

One-Day Warm-Up, SLC XI v England, Saturday October 6, P Sara, Colombo (9.45am IST)

1^stt ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka v England, Wednesday October 10, RDICS, Dambulla (2.30pm IST)

2^nd ODI, Sri Lanka v England, Saturday October 13, RDICS, Dambulla (9.45am IST)

3^rdd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka v England, Wednesday October 17, PKICS, Kandy (2.30pm IST)

4^th ODI, Sri Lanka v England, Saturday October 20, PKICS, Kandy (9.45am IST)

5^th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka v England, Tuesday October 23, RPICS, Colombo (2.30pm IST)