England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has been ruled out of Australia three-match T20I series due to a right calf injury. Explosive opener Phil Salt has been named captain of England T20I team.

Phil Salt will lead England T20I team in absence of Jos Buttler. Jos Buttler sustained a right calf injury and that has ruled him out of the upcoming three-match match T20I series, starting from September 11. Buttler's right calf injury also puts him in doubt for the five-game ODI series that follows.

Explosive top order batter Phil Salt will lead England T20I team. Salt has a jaw dropping records in T20I's, he has scored 885 runs at a whopping strike-rate of 165.11 in 31 T20Is so far.

All-rounder Jamie Overton has been added as Buttler's replacement in the T20I squad. In addition, batter Jordan Cox has been added to the ODI squad as cover.

England T20I squad Vs Australia: Phil Salt (c), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, John Turner.

England ODI squad Vs Australia series: Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Reece Topley, John Turner.

Australia have started their UK tour by slaughtering Scotland by 7 wickets as Travis Head's whirlwind 80 off only 25 balls has pulverized Scotland in the first T20I.