England has left out Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett and Joe Clarke from the enlarged 55-man training group, that has been told to return to training by the ECB, as preparations continue in hope that bio-secure cricket will be allowed to resume by the UK government in the coming months.
As many as 18 bowlers returned to individual training in seven different grounds last week and now 37 names have been added to the list.
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Names haven't been announced with specific formats in mind, but it is understood England's home international squads across formats would most probably be picked from this 55-man roster only.
James Bracey, Brydon Carse, Will Jacks, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Dan Lawrence, among players who impressed on England Lions' tour to Australia are part of the list.
Ben Duckett, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Liam Livingstone, Mason Crane and David Willey have also been asked to return to training after time away from the national reckoning.
Hales, who has been out of the national set-up since early last summer on disciplinary grounds, and Plunkett, not picked once after the World Cup final at Lord's, are the two high-profile omissions.
"The ECB continues to work closely with its county partners to provide a safe and efficient return to practice for players, and is grateful for the support of the counties in assisting with the coaching provision across this period," reads an ECB media release.
ECB Performance Director Mo Bobat welcomed the positive development, where the board found itself in position to announce such a large training squad after COVID-19 hiatus.
"It’s really pleasing to be in a position to have players returning to training and a huge amount of work has been done by many to get us this far," said Bobat.
"The pool of players will give selectors strong options when it comes to selecting squads across formats further down the line, as we move closer to our aim of playing international cricket this summer."
“We will need to continue to work closely with our medical team and government to ensure that our return to training and play activities are in line with best-practice guidelines," he added.
"We’re also really grateful for the positive and collaborative response from our county colleagues who are doing a great job at facilitating coaching and support for the players. The fact that we can call on our network to support the national effort shows the strength of our system."
England training group: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow(Yorkshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), Dom Bess (Somerset), Sam Billings (Kent), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Henry Brookes (Warwickshire), Pat Brown (Worcestershire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Mason Crane (Hampshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Laurie Evans (Sussex), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Richard Gleeson (Lancashire), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Sam Hain (Warwickshire), Tom Helm (Middlesex), Will Jacks (Surrey), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire),
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Craig Overton (Somerset), Jamie Overton (Somerset), Matt Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Phil Salt (Sussex), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), James Vince (Hampshire), Amar Virdi (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
