Surrey Academy product Will Jacks has been called up to the England squad for the IT20 Tour of Pakistan, which starts on 20 September.
Jacks will be in the company of Surrey team-mates Sam Curran and Reece Topley as he joins up with an England squad for the first time. The touring squad will fly out on 14 September ahead of seven matches between 20 September-2 October.
Jacks was the leading run scorer in Surrey’s Vitality Blast campaign this year, making 449 runs at an average of 32, including five half-centuries and a strike rate of 142. The opener also captained Surrey for the first time in the quarter-final defeat to Yorkshire.
Jacks is already fifth on Surrey’s all-time T20 run scorers, despite having only made his debut in 2018. Bowling off-spin, Jacks has taken 20 career T20 wickets at an average of 23.5 and an economy rate under seven runs per over.
T20 World Cup Squad News
T20 skipper Chris Jordan misses out on the Pakistan tour as he continues to recover from a fractured finger sustained in The Hundred. Jordan is expected to recover in time for the T20 World Cup in Australia and has been named in the squad for the competition alongside Curran and Topley.
England Men’s IT20 Squad Tour of Pakistan
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire) Vice-Captain
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Jordan Cox (Kent)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Richard Gleeson (Lancashire)
Tom Helm (Middlesex)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Olly Stone (Warwickshire)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Luke Wood (Lancashire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
England Men’s IT20 Tour of Pakistan:
1st IT20: Pakistan v England, 20 September, National Stadium, Karachi
2nd IT20: Pakistan v England, 22 September, National Stadium, Karachi
3rd IT20: Pakistan v England, 23 September, National Stadium, Karachi
4th IT20: Pakistan v England, 25 September, National Stadium, Karachi
5th IT20: Pakistan v England, 28 September, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
6th IT20: Pakistan v England, 30 September, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
7th IT20: Pakistan v England, 2 October, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
England ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Squad & Three-Match IT20 Series versus Australia
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Chris Jordan (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Travelling Reserves
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Richard Gleeson (Lancashire)
Tymal Mills (Sussex)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 – England’s Group Fixtures:
England v Afghanistan, Saturday 22 October 2022, Perth Stadium, Perth
England v Qualifier (B2), Wednesday 26 October 2022, MCG, Melbourne
England v Australia, Friday 28 October 2022, MCG, Melbourne
England v New Zealand, Tuesday 1 November 2022, The Gabba, Brisbane
England v Qualifier (A1), Saturday 5 November 2022, SCG, Sydney
Semi-finals
First semi-final, Wednesday 9 November 2022, SCG, Sydney
Second semi-final, Thursday 10 November 2022, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Final
Final, Sunday 13 November 2022, MCG, Melbourne
England Men’s Pre-World Cup tour of Australia:
1st IT20: Australia v England, Sunday 9 October, Perth Stadium, Perth
2nd IT20: Australia v England, Wednesday 12 October, Manuka Oval, Canberra
3rd IT20: Australia v England Friday 14 October, Manuka Oval, Canberra
