England all rounder Ben Stokes has been replaced by Dawid Malan in England's one-day international squad to face Australia in January - and been given permission by the ECB to play in the IPL. Stokes was named in England's squad for the series last month, even though he remains unavailable for international selection while he waits to see if he will be charged with causing actual bodily harm following a fracas outside a Bristol nightclub in September.

Malan is currently in Australia with England's Ashes squad and will remain with the side for the five-match ODI series, which begins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 14. The ECB also confirmed Stokes has been granted a no objection certificate to enter the lucrative Indian Premier League auction at the end of this month. Ben Stokes played for Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 after signing a huge deal.

An ECB statement read: "England's selectors have added Dawid Malan to the one-day international squad for the series against Australia, starting on January 14. Only after the criminal case is concluded will a Cricket Discipline Commission rule on any further penalty for the 26-year-old, who has not played for his country since September 24.

England's squad for the Twenty 20 tri-series, starting on February 3 against Australia and New Zealand, will be confirmed next week, with the squad for the spring Test series against New Zealand announced after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, which gets underway on Thursday.