England's T20 World Cup squad 2026: Which players are pushing for places and who should open the batting?

The Ashes will be the centrepiece for many this cricketing winter but there is also a big white-ball tournament on the horizon: the latest T20 World Cup.

After serving as Ben Stokes' vice-captain in the Tests against Australia across November and January, Harry Brook will then skipper England in a global competition for the first time, having been appointed Jos Buttler's white-ball successor earlier this year.

But what might his T20 squad look like for that event?

England are slated to play six T20 internationals before the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka across February and March - three in New Zealand over the course of the next week and then a further three in Sri Lanka after the Ashes draws to a close.

Those games will give England the chance to fine-tune their plans - or rip them up and start again if things go wrong, with the following players certain, likely or hoping to be involved in the World Cup...