England have named their 16 man squad for the upcoming ODI series against India which is set to begin on 14th July. England have handed a maiden ODI call up to Sussex all-rounder James Coles who was impressive for the England A side recently. Jofra Archer also returns to the setup having played his last ODI game back in November last year. Pacers Gus Atkinson and Saqib Mahmood who missed the Sri Lanka ODI series earlier this year have also been included in the squad. Harry Brook is set to lead the side and they have named a very strong squad for this three-match series.

When we compare this squad to the 15 man squad that toured Sri Lanka earlier this year, England have made four changes. Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood and James Coles have replaced Zak Crawley, Jamie Overton, Luke Wood and Brydon Carse. The core of the England ODI setup remains unchanged and they will be looking to build the side keeping in mind the upcoming World Cup which is set to be played in South Africa next year.  

Jacob Bethell set to open the batting for England

As per reports from Cricinfo, England batter Jacob Bethell is set to open the batting in the upcoming series against India. This move will mean that Jacob Bethell will become Duckett's fifth opening partner against India. In the previous series, England opened with Crawley for a few matches and also promoted Rehan Ahmed but it did not work out. Jacob Bethell gets promotion from his recent role at No. 4. He has previously opened the batting in 50-over cricket for both England Under-19s and England Lions.

The three match ODI series against India will begin on 14th July at Birmingham and Cardiff will host the second ODI on 16th July and 19th July will be the third and final ODI match which will be played at London.

England ODI squad: Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler, James Coles, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue.