Joe Root has been recalled to England's ODI squad for February's ICC Champions Trophy, as well as the 50-over leg of the India series that precedes it, in the first big call of Brendon McCullum's tenure as head coach across red- and white-ball formats.

Both Root and Stokes haven’t played the 50-over format since last year’s ODI World Cup in India, the latter having made a u-turn on his retirement from the format before the tournament.

England cricket star Ben Stokes has been left out of the squad for the Champions Trophy in February and March next year because of injury.

The veteran cricketer Joe Root last played an ODI game during the 2023 World Cup but has been in sensational form in Tests in 2024. But there is no place for star all-rounder Ben Stokes in England's squad for the Champions Trophy.

Ben Stokes was not considered for selection following a hamstring injury sustained during the third Test against New Zealand

Ben Stokes, who reversed his ODI retirement to play the ODI World Cup, has not been included in the Champions Trophy squad. England's red-ball captain has been sidelined due to a

Joe Root returned to England's one-day international squad for the first time since their ill-fated World Cup title defence in November 2023, as the country's cricket board named players on Sunday for a tour of India and the Champions Trophy.