- England will face Australia of their first Champions Trophy match on Saturday
- Jamie Smith has been picked to bat at three and preserve wicket after harm
Jamie Smith will preserve wicket and bat at quantity three for England in opposition to Australia on Saturday after overcoming a calf harm.
Surrey’s Smith reclaims the gloves from Phil Salt in the beginning of the Champions Trophy marketing campaign, having handed them over halfway via the third Twenty20 in opposition to India final month.
Durham quick bowler Brydon Carse additionally returns to motion following a toe harm that required stitches, that means that England enter a event they’ve by no means beforehand received with a clear invoice of well being.
On Wednesday, Ben Duckett, who was troubled by a groin niggle on the finish of the tour of India, declared his availability after coming via a coaching session on the Gadaffi Stadium.
England captain Jos Buttler stays at quantity six, the place he switched to for the final defeat in a 3-0 whitewash to the Indians, following the shock resolution to advertise Smith up the order.
Smith’s new position sees Joe Root stay at 4, the identical place he batted within the remaining match in India.
England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will return from England to face Australia on Saturday
Ben Duckett is about to open after struggling his personal harm scare in India final week
Brydon Carse (left) was battling a toe harm in India however has been cleared to play
He had batted at three within the earlier two video games earlier than dropping a spot to accommodate Tom Banton who was added to the England squad to exchange the injured Jacob Bethell.
Banton misses out for the Champions Trophy opener, and is joined on the sidelines by Saqib Mahmood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton.
