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England’s first squad since Peter Moores’s return as head coach contained no major surprises as a new-look selection panel opted for a familiar group for next week’s one-day international against Scotland.
Nottinghamshire’s left-arm seamer Harry Gurney is the only uncapped player to make the trip to Aberdeen on May 9, though he toured West Indies with England earlier this year, while relative newcomers Gary Ballance and Moeen Ali retain their places in a 13-man party.
The squad is the result of the first meeting of a revamped selection group convened by James Whitaker and containing Moores, Angus Fraser and Mick Newell.
There are no shock omissions, though Michael Lumb might feel somewhat aggrieved after making a century on his ODI debut in February and Alex Hales may have fancied his chances in the 50-over format having hit England’s first Twenty20 hundred in an otherwise miserable tournament in Bangladesh.
Squad to face Scotland in Aberdeen on May 9: A Cook (Essex, captain), M Ali (Worcestershire), J Anderson (Lancashire), G Ballance (Yorkshire), I Bell (Warwickshire), R Bopara (Essex), J Buttler (Lancashire), H Gurney (Nottinghamshire), C Jordan (Sussex), E Morgan (Middlesex), J Root (Yorkshire), Tredwell (Kent), C Woakes (Warwickshire).