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England Test record holder Ahmed gets nod for Bangladesh whiteball series

holders in ODIs and T20Is, and Ahmed will be joined by a fellow uncapped player after Somerset batter Tom Abell was also included.

Lancashire paceman Saqib Mahmood features in the ODI squad as he returns to the England fold after recovering from a stress fracture of the back, while Jos Buttler captains the teams.

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The series will see the teams play ODIs on March 1, 3 and 6, and T20Is on March 9, 12 and 14.

they were wearing trainers.

Jockey Club chief executive Nevin Truesdale said: "It's really important to us to be accessible and inclusive.

"We hope that by no longer placing an expectation upon people of what they should and shouldn't wear we can help highlight that racing really is for everyone.

"When we reviewed this area of the raceday experience, it has been clear to us that enforcing a dress code seems rather outdated in the 21st Century in the eyes of many of our racegoers.

"Of course that doesn't mean we are discouraging people from dressing up for a day at the races if they want to.

"This is about giving people a choice and the opportunity to come racing dressed however they feel most comfortable and confident, while also bearing in mind the challenges regularly presented by the British weather."

Truesdale said there have already been a significant number of fixtures where dress codes have not been in place.

He said: "It is a common misconception that a day at the races has always required you to dress in a certain way, regardless of the fixture.

"In fact, even at really high-profile days like the Cheltenham Festival, that has simply not been the case and our only recommendation has been to dress appropriately for the weather."

Jockey Club racecourses: Aintree, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Epsom, Exeter, Haydock, Huntingdon, Kempton, Market Rasen, Newmarket (Rowley Mile & July Course), Nottingham, Sandown, Warwick, Wincanton.(BBC Sport)

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