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Mark Wood, Steven Finn and James Vince are among the players who will be given the chance to press their England one-day claims in the first North versus South series being played in the UAE in March.
Wood is coming back following a third ankle operation in 12 months.
He’s been named in a North Squad to be captained by his Durham team mate Keaton Jennings.
The South Squad is captained by James Vince and includes Liam Dawson and Steve Finn.
The teams will meet in three One day games in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Four players in each team had already earned their places through their performances in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup, measured by the Professional Cricketers’ Association’s Most Valuable Player rankings.
But the rest of the names have been announced and are

North: Keaton Jennings (Durham, capt), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire). Sam Hain (Warwickshire), Joe Clarke (Worcestershire) Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Jack Leaning (Yorkshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) Josh Poysden (Warwickshire), Greame White (Northamptonshire), Mark Wood (Durham), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Richard Gleeson (Northamptonshire), Harry Gurney (Notts)

South: James Vince (Hampshire, capt), Daniel Bell-Drummond (Kent), Tom Alsop (Hampshire), David Malan (Middlesex), Sam Northeast (Kent), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Tim Groenewald (Somerset), Matt Coles (Kent) Steve Finn (Middlesex), Mason Crane (Hampshire).

The teams will be led by two members of the senior England coaching staff –Ottis Gibson with the North and Paul Farbrace with the South

Adam Mountford has been speaking with Farbrace.