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Kent wicketkeeper batsman Sam Billings called up by England for one-day tour to Bangladesh

00:00, 16 September 2016

updated: 12:26, 16 September 2016

Kent's Sam Billings has been named in England's one-day international squad for the tour of Bangladesh.

Billings, 25, has once again been selected as a batsman and is part of a 15-man squad who depart at the end of this month.

England play three one-day internationals in Bangladesh in October.

Sam Billings Picture: Chris Davey
Sam Billings Picture: Chris Davey

The first two games are in Dhaka on October 7 and 9 with the third match in Chittagong on October 12.

Billings has played five ODIs for England to date, with a top score of 41 which came earlier this summer against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street.

One day squad: Jos Buttler (Lancashire) captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

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