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England has confirmed that Tom Banton will replace the injured Jacob Bethell in his 15-player squad for the ICC Champions Trophy.

All -rounder Bethell was excluded from the tournament after he had suffered a left thigh load during the defeat against India on February 6th in the first one -day national player.

Somerset’s banton is not a similar exchange for Bethell-Er is a right-handed man who can keep Wicket while the man he has come is a left-hander who plays useful spin.

However, Banton was in an excellent form with the bat in the VAE ILT20 and scored 493 runs over 11 Innerings with an average of 54.77 with two centuries and three fifties.

This brought him an assignment before the third Odi against India in Ahmedabad and he had been on his first English appearance in 50-over format since 2020, which was hit by No. 3.

England begins his Champions Trophy campaign against Australia in Lahore on February 22, before playing at the Afghanistan event location four days later.

Then close the group phase against South Africa in Karachi on March 1st.

The two best in every pool – India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are in the other group – on March 4th and 5th before the final on March 9th.

The tournament lives up fully Sky SportWith the opening game in Karachi on February 19 on February 19 and the defending champion Pakistan against New Zealand, who won the event in 2000.

England has never won the Champions Trophy and lost to the West Indies in the final in 2004 and 2013.

England’s Champions Trophy Squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood