• Wood has battled back to fitness after missing winter programme • Seamer persuades England selectors he is ready for June tournamentEngland have recalled the seamer Mark Wood for the Champions Trophy, while Steven Finn has missed out on one of five pace bowling slots. Wood has battled back to fitness after missing the winter programme, during which he had a third ankle operation. He and Finn will now be seen as first reserves for a Champions Trophy shot should injuries arise. England squad for Champions Trophy and South Africa series:E Morgan (Middx, capt), M Ali (Worcs), J Bairstow (Yorks), J Ball (Notts), S Billings (Kent), J Buttler (Lancs), A Hales (Notts), L Plunkett (Yorks), A Rashid (Yorks), J Root (Yorks), J Roy (Surrey), B Stokes (Durham), D Willey (Yorks), C Woakes (Warwicks), M Wood (Durham). England squad for Ireland series:E Morgan (Middx, capt), M Ali (Worcs), J Bairstow (Yorks), J Ball (Notts), S Billings (Kent), B Duckett (Northants), S Finn (Middx), A Hales (Notts), L Plunkett (Yorks), A Rashid (Yorks), J Root (Yorks), J Roy (Surrey), D Willey (Yorks), (Warwicks), M Wood (Durham).

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2017 09:27 UTC