England are set to name their squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup in the coming days. Here’s a look at the likely 15 they could name for the tournament, set to take place in India and Sri Lanka.
As England’s Ashes tour rumbles on, the next global tournament moves closer and closer. It is just over a month until the 20-team event kicks off, and just over two until the next champion is crowned. India currently have the crown, and recently named their squad for a competition they will co-host. England are expected to join them in naming their travelling group in the coming days.
While England’s form in ODI cricket has nosedived since winning the 2019 World Cup, to the extent that they now sit eighth in the ICC rankings and are in danger of not qualifying automatically for the 2027 event, they have remained steady in T20Is. They have reached the last four of each of the last three T20 World Cups, including winning the event in 2022, and are third in the ICC’s T20I team rankings. They have lost one series in seven since the last T20 World Cup, with the defeat coming to a dominant India side in India, and in September became the first team to cross 300 in a Full Member T20I.
That solidity is reflected in a continuity of selection, rectifying criticism over how often they field a full-strength team in white-ball cricket. Since the start of last year, 16 players have played five or more T20Is for England, and it’s possible their T20 World Cup squad is drawn entirely from this group. If it were, with Liam Livingstone ousted from England’s plans since a disappointing 2024/25 winter, then the squad would be as below:
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