Kent's Zak Crawley has been called up to the England squad for the one-day series with Pakistan this week.

It means Crawley will miss the remainder of Kent's County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford as he links up with the new-look squad.

The news comes after the previous England squad, including Kent captain Sam Billings, was forced to self-isolate after three players and four members of the backroom team tested positive for Covid-19.

Crawley is part of an 18-man squad, captained by Ben Stokes, and could make his England one-day debut on Thursday in Cardiff against Pakistan.

Managing director of England men’s cricket Ashley Giles said: “It’s a great opportunity to play on the biggest stage, and for most of the players selected it’s not necessarily something they would have been expecting 24 hours ago.

“It’s an exciting group of players, with some young talent and some players who have impressed at domestic level over a long period of time.

“We’re in unprecedented territory, in terms of replacing an entire squad and management team, and I’m very proud of how everyone has come together in order to get it done – both those within the ECB and from the county game.

“Ben hasn’t captained our ODI side before so it’s a huge honour for him. We all wish him well and it’s a role I’m sure he’ll thrive in."

Tawanda Muyeye has travelled to Lancashire and will replace Crawley in Kent’s County Championship match against Lancashire.

England squad: Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Danny Briggs (Warwickshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Tom Helm (Middlesex), Will Jacks (Surrey), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matt Parkinson (Lancashire), David Payne (Gloucestershire), Phil Salt (Sussex), John Simpson (Middlesex), James Vince (Hampshire).

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