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Durham trio make World Twenty20 squad

by Phil Roscoe
Spinner Graham Onions has made the 30-man squad Photo: ITV

Three Durham cricketers have been selected in England's provisional squad for their World Twenty20 campaign in Sri Lanka.

Graham Onions, Ben Stokes, and Scott Borthwick have all made the 30-man shortlist, which will be cut to 15 players on August 18.

Ben Stokes has been selected for England's World Twenty20 squad Credit: ITV

Both Stokes, 21, and Borthwick, 22, appeared for England in the Twenty20 match against the West Indies last year. But Onions is still to make T20 debut.

England last won the tournament when Paul Collingwood captained the side in 2010. The Three Lions will face Afghanistan in their opening match on September 21.

Scott Borthwick will be hoping to make the 15-man cut Credit: ITV

England's preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20:

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) (Capt), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Gareth Batty (Surrey), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Scott Borthwick (DURHAM), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Danny Briggs (Hampshire), Jos Buttler (Somerset), Alastair Cook (Essex), Steven Croft (Lancashire), Steven Davies (Surrey), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Michael Lumb (Nottinghamshire), Stuart Meaker (Surrey), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Graham Onions (DURHAM), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Matt Prior (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (DURHAM), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), James Tredwell (Kent), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex).

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