Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer return for England Australia white-ball tour
England named their squads for the November white-ball tour of Australia with Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer returning to action.
Injury returns and new call-ups
Jacob Bethell is fit again after recovering from a knee injury sustained in July. Jofra Archer returns following rest for the recent tri-series in Pakistan. Eddie Jack and Thomas Rew have earned their first senior call-ups for the T20 squad.
Squad changes and absences
Phil Salt has returned from a quad injury that kept him out of the last series against Sri Lanka. Jos Buttler remains sidelined while undergoing rehabilitation after hamstring surgery. Saqib Mahmood misses the tour due to a knee injury.
Contract and workload management
England increased their central contracts to a record 39 players for this period. Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker and Josh Tongue will leave after the three-match ODI series. The team manages workloads ahead of a Test tour of South Africa in December.
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