No room for Liam Livingstone as England name provisional squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

England have named a 15-member provisional squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, which will be led by Harry Brook. The provisional squad has no room for Liam Livingstone, who was snaffled by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi for INR 13 crore. 

The same set of players has been picked for a three-match T20I tour of Sri Lanka, starting January 30, except Jofra Archer, who continues to recover from a side strain he suffered in the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval. Brydon Carse has been added to the squad for the Sri Lanka series to fill in for Archer.

Right-arm pacer Josh Tongue has been named in the T20I side for the first time. He was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM) in the recently concluded Boxing Day Test at the MCG. He finished with match figures of 7/89 and won the famous Johnny Mullagh medal.

England's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka

England will tour Sri Lanka in January-February for a three-match T20I and ODI series. Brook will lead both white-ball sides and will have Jos Buttler for input.

England's provisional squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026:

Harry Brook (Yorkshire) (Captain), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Tom Banton (Somerset), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Luke Wood (Lancashire)

England's squad for ODI series against Sri Lanka:

Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Luke Wood