Joe Root omitted from England squads for T20 and ODI series against Australia

England have opted to rest Joe Root for their Twenty20 and one-day international series against Australia. Moeen Ali returns to both limited overs squads having missed the ODI series against New Zealand earlier this summer, alongside Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood, who all helped England win the Ashes.

Root, who finished the series as his country's leading run scorer in the 3-2 win over Australia, will sit out of both campaigns, which begin on 31 August.

England T20I Squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Adil Rashid, (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Essex), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

England ODI Squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Fixtures

Monday 31 August - T20 vs Australia, SSE SWALEC, Cardiff
Thursday 3 September - ODI vs Australia, Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Saturday 5 September ODI vs Australia, Lord's
Tuesday 8 September - ODI vs Australia, Emirates Old Trafford
Friday 11 September - ODI vs Australia, Headingley
Sunday 13 September - ODI vs Australia, Emirates Old Trafford