England Men's Cricket Team Squad List 2026(All Formats)

England’s new era is taking shape. Ben Stokes retired from international cricket in June, Joe Root is back as Test captain, and the ECB has now announced its 2026/27 Central Contracts, with new faces in and some familiar names missing.

Harry Brook leads the ODI and T20I sides. Here’s every format at a glance, updated against the ECB’s latest lists, and you can check England’s 2026/27 fixtures to see when each group plays next.

England Men’s Cricket Squad: All Formats at a Glance

The table shows the ECB’s current squad list for each format, with captains marked.

Format	Players
Test	Joe Root (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue
ODI	Harry Brook (C), Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue
T20I	Harry Brook (C), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Aneurin Donald, Eddie Jack, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Thomas Rew, Phil Salt, Luke Wood

(Source: ECB)

Now let’s break each format down, starting with the Test side.

England Men’s Test Squad

(Source: ECB)

Root takes charge of a rebuilt Test group. The ECB named him captain on 30 July after Stokes retired, and Stephen Fleming is the new head coach. Brook, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope anchor the batting, while Jamie Smith and Jordan Cox give England two wicketkeeper options.

The bowling mixes pace and depth. Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue bring bounce, with Sonny Baker, Ollie Robinson and Sam Cook adding cover. Shoaib Bashir remains the specialist spinner. Emilio Gay and Dan Lawrence give England extra batting options.

Test Squad

Batters: Joe Root (C), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope
Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir, Sam Cook, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue

Compared with the July squad, Rehan Ahmed, Jacob Bethell, Matt Fisher and James Rew no longer appear in the ECB’s Test list.

England Men’s ODI Squad

(Source: ECB)

Brook leads a younger ODI group built around power. Root and Duckett bring experience, while Tom Banton and Will Jacks add attacking options. Jos Buttler holds a Central Contract but isn’t in the ECB’s current ODI list, and Cricket Insider UK’s Pakistan ODI Tri Series squads guide reports him injured with Archer resting.

Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson lead the spin options, with Atkinson, Tongue and Baker providing pace. Sam Curran and Jamie Overton add all round depth.

ODI Squad

Batters: Harry Brook (C), Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Will Jacks
Wicketkeeper: Jordan Cox
All rounders: Sam Curran, Jamie Overton
Bowlers: Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
Also listed: James Coles, Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe

England Men’s T20I Squad

(Source: ECB)

Brook also captains the T20I side. Phil Salt and Tom Banton bring explosive batting, while Will Jacks and Jacob Bethell add flexibility.

Sam Curran and Jamie Overton strengthen the middle overs and death overs. Rashid and Liam Dawson supply spin, and Luke Wood adds a left arm pace option.

T20I Squad

Batters: Harry Brook (C), Tom Banton, Phil Salt, Will Jacks
Wicketkeeper: Jordan Cox
All rounders: Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton
Bowlers: Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
Also listed: James Coles, Henry Crocombe, Aneurin Donald, Eddie Jack, Thomas Rew

England Central Contracts 2026/27: Who Is In and Who Is Out

The ECB has named 30 players on Central Contracts and nine on England Development contracts. Here are the main changes.

New Central Contracts

Tom Banton, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Emilio Gay, Matt Fisher and Dan Lawrence.
Ollie Robinson returns after earlier deals in 2022 and 2023.

First Development contracts

James Coles, Mason Crane, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, Thomas Rew and Matthew Revis.
Rew captained the Young Lions to the Under 19 World Cup final and, at 18, is the youngest on the list.

Two year deals to 30 September 2028

Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Josh Tongue.

Who is out

Ben Stokes has retired and is no longer on the list.
Zak Crawley and Luke Wood, who featured in earlier 2026 white ball squads, aren’t on the new Central Contract list.
Buttler and Archer hold Central Contracts but don’t appear in the ECB’s current ODI and T20I lists. Archer is listed for Tests only.

(Source: ECB)

The coaching group has changed too, so here’s who’s in charge.

Coaching and Support Staff

(Source: ECB)

England now run separate Test and white ball set ups. Stephen Fleming is Test head coach, supported by Richard Dawson, Marcus Trescothick, James Foster and Eric Simons. Brendon McCullum stays in charge of the white ball teams.

McCullum’s group includes Sarah Taylor, Jeetan Patel and Tim Southee, with Kevin Pietersen in a mentor role. The ECB says the staff will be in place from the Test tour of South Africa and the white ball tour of Australia.

Mike Yardy is the new Elite National Batting Lead, Richard Dawson takes the Elite National Spin Bowling Lead, and Troy Cooley leads on pace. Rob Key remains Managing Director of England men’s cricket.

Position	Name
Test Head Coach	Stephen Fleming
White Ball Head Coach	Brendon McCullum
White Ball Spin Coach	Jeetan Patel
Elite National Batting Lead	Mike Yardy
Elite National Spin Bowling Lead	Richard Dawson
Elite National Pace Bowling Lead	Troy Cooley
Managing Director	Rob Key
Test Captain	Joe Root
ODI and T20I Captain	Harry Brook

Sources

England Men players page (ECB): Used for the Test, ODI and T20I squad lists, role labels and captains.
Root named England Test captain, Fleming appointed coach (Dawn, AFP): Used for Root’s reappointment on 30 July 2026, Fleming’s appointment and Rob Key’s role.