Leg-spinner Mason Crane has earned a first international call-up in eight years but Jofra Archer will sit out the upcoming tri-series in Pakistan.
A 16-player squad for ODIs against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi and Lahore was named on Thursday with Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell ruled out through injury, but Adil Rashid is fit enough to return after a hand problem with Sam Curran back in the group after a groin issue.
Uncapped Sussex duo James Coles and Henry Crocombe are included again after they were part of squads this summer.
However, Crane’s selection is the most eye-catching by white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum, captain Harry Brook and selector Marcus North.
Crane, who was born in Shoreham and raised in Tarring, played two T20s for England in 2017 but last appeared for his country in an Ashes Test in Sydney at the start of 2018 where he recorded figures of one for 193.
Inspired to bowl leg breaks by Shane Warne, Crane first honed his skills by bowling on to a patch of carpet placed on his drive at the family home in Tarring.
Now 29, he has a wealth of experience after a lengthy spell at Hampshire before he joined Glamorgan in 2024.
He claimed 15 wickets in this year's Vitality Blast and picked up two for 20 for England Lions against Sri Lanka last month.
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