The left-arm pace-bowling all-rounder’s red-hot form has made him impossible to overlook, having racked up 365 runs and 21 wickets in 15 matches of the ongoing T20 Blast, England’s premier domestic T20 competition.
Before that, the 27-year-old played a pivotal role in Oval Invincibles’ title-winning campaign in The Hundred, contributing 238 runs and 12 wickets in nine matches.
In another change, pacer Matthew Potts has been released from the England squad to feature for Durham in the County Championship. The move presents the 26-year-old with an opportunity to push his case for England’s Test squad for the Ashes later this year.
England’s T20I squads:
Against South Africa: Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood.
Against Ireland: Jacob Bethell (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood.
