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England selectors have left out both Alex Hales and World Cup-winning pace bowler Liam Plunkett in their big line of 55-man England training group announced Friday.

It was confirmed that Hales will not get a place in England so easily because England one-day captain Eoin Morgan on Wednesday said ‘it will take more time’ for Hales to regain the trust of the squad.

A total of 14 uncapped players were selected as England look to stage a full Test and limited-overs programme against West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland and Australia despite the coronavirus delaying the start of their home season until at least July.

“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,” said ECB performance director Mo Bobat, who helped England coach Chris Silverwood and the selectors compile the list.

Among those recalled was David Willey, who lost his place in the ODI squad to Jofra Archer shortly before England won the World Cup for the first time last year.

Official squads will be named at a later date, with three Tests against the West Indies set to be played behind closed doors at bio-secure venues, such as Old Trafford in Manchester, first up for England this season.

The group will not train in one place, but with individual sessions across several county venues, that started with bowlers back in the nets last week, the only form of training allowed at present.