Jofra Archer is set for a first England appearance since March 2021 after being named in the squad for the forthcoming three-match ODI series in South Africa.

Harry Brook, player of the series during the Test whitewash of Pakistan this month, is named in an England ODI squad for the first time, while there is a recall for Ben Duckett, who also impressed in the Test series and whose three previous ODI appearances came against Bangladesh in 2016.

Archer has not made an England appearance since a T20 against India in Ahmedabad 21 months ago. An elbow injury which first flared up in 2020 was initially behind his absence and after two operations the seamer was close to a return before suffering a stress fracture of his back in May this year.

That scuppered his summer and ruled him out of the T20 World Cup but the 27-year-old was able to join up with the England Lions squad for their training camp in the UAE in November. He bowled nine overs in a training match against England in Abu Dhabi and has now been deemed ready to return to the full squad.

Another seamer who missed out on the T20 World Cup through injury, Reece Topley, is also fit to return for the series which begins in Bloemfontein on Friday 27 January.

Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone remain injured, while Joe Root and Mark Wood are rested. Of the players who featured in the post-World Cup ODI series in Australia, Sam Billings, Liam Dawson, Chris Jordan, James Vince and Luke Wood miss out.

Squad

Jos Buttler (Lancashire, capt), Moeen Ali (Warwickshire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Schedule

First ODI Friday 27 January, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (d/n).
Second ODI: Sunday 29 January, Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein.
Third ODI Wednesday 1 February, The Oval, Kimberley (d/n).