KP left out of England World T20 squad

Eoin Morgan will lead a Kevin Pietersen-less England squad to the ICC World T20 in India next month.

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Pietersen's red-hot form in South Africa's domestic T20 competition and the KFC Big Bash League for the Melbourne Stars this summer had teammate Luke Wright and former England captain Michael Vaughan calling for the exiled batsman to return to the England set-up for the World T20 tournament.

That notion was quashed by skipper Morgan on Monday and confirmed today when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced the 15-man squad that will attempt to reclaim the title they won in 2010.

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For his part, Pietersen immediately took to Twitter to highlight which players he thought should have been named in the squad (James Vince and Pietersen's Melbourne Stars teammate, Luke Wright).

England coach Trevor Bayliss told BBC Sport that Pietersen was never considered for the T20 squad.

"He (Pietersen) wasn't even mentioned during the selection hook up," Bayliss said. 

"We've got a good young team that's been quite successful over the last six months or so. 

"We've got a good environment at the moment and are quite happy to go forward with that young team."

The squad features seven players with World T20 experience and one uncapped player – Hampshire spinning-allrounder Liam Dawson.

England squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Steven Finn, Reece Topley, Sam Billings, Liam Dawson

The majority of the group is made up of the rejuvenated one-day squad, with Dawson, Sam Billings and James Vince included to provide versatility for Morgan and the selectors.

Injured fast bowler Steven Finn, who injured his side during the Wanders Test match against South Africa, has been named and is expected to be fit for the competition.

There was no room for former T20 captain Stuart Broad and right-arm seamer Chris Woakes.

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England have secured the services of former Sri Lanka and Adelaide Strikers batsman Mahela Jayawardena for the first 10 days of the tournament as an assistant coach, while Paul Collingwood, who led England to their 2010 triumph, will also work alongside head coach Bayliss.

"The limited overs cricket played in the last eight months has been incredibly exciting to watch and these players deserve the honour of representing England at a global event," National selector James Whitaker said.

"We have made significant progress during recent series with plenty more to come over the next few years.

"Liam Dawson has been selected after consistently strong performances for the Lions recently against Pakistan A.

"As a left arm spinning all-rounder he will be a very useful addition particularly in sub-continent conditions.

"Congratulations to all selected and on behalf of the selectors good luck to Eoin and Trevor."

And Pakistan have also named their 15-man squad for the tournament.

Uncapped trio Rumman Rais, Khurram Manzoor and Mohammad Nawaz feature, while Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Gul were both dropped.

Pakistan squad: Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Babr Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Rumman Rais

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Raees is a 24-year-old left-arm fast bowler and Nawaz, 21, is a left-arm spinner. Both impressed selectors in Pakistan's domestic T20 competition - the Pakistan Super League (PSL) - being played in the United Arab Emirates.

Ahmed has struggled in the shortest format, scoring only one half-century in his last 12 T20s, and is replaced as opener by another uncapped player Khurram Manzoor.

Manzoor has played 16 Tests and seven one-day internationals but is yet to make his T20 debut. The right-hander was also ignored by all five franchises in the PSL, but was chosen by selectors after performing well against England Lions last month in the UAE.

"The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions during Asia Cup and World T20 and the recent performances of some players in domestic and A Team tours," chief selector Haroon Rashid said in a statement.

"The team is a fine blend of experience and youth, and the selectors believe that team will do well in both tournaments."

While picking Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Aamer and Wahab Riaz as frontline fast bowlers, selectors ignored fit-again paceman Umar Gul, who has 85 wickets in 60 T20s, six behind all-time leading wicket-taker and Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi.

The selectors also dropped middle-order batsmen Sohaib Maqsood and Mohammad Rizwan after both failed in Pakistan's recent 3-0 rout by England in the UAE.

Babar Azam has been given an opportunity to beef up Pakistan's batting after the 21-year-old scored 375 runs in his nine ODIs, but is yet to play in a T20 international.

The T20 World Cup runs from March 8 to April 3.