After a poor run for his national team and in The Hundred, Jason Roy missed out from the group, with England preferring Phil Salt, who made his T20I debut earlier this year.
David was born to Australian parents in Singapore and he moved to Perth as a two-year-old kid. He has represented Singapore in 14 matches and has scored 558 runs at an average of 46.50 with four half-centuries. Under ICC rules, he is completely eligible to wear Aussie colours immediately
Hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will play Thailand at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on the opening day of the global qualifier which runs from September 18-25.
Watson represented Australia from 2002-16 and went out of the national side as one of its greatest white-ball players. In recent times, he has taken a coaching role to nurture new talent, joining Delhi Capitals as their assistant coach in the Indian Premier League
It has been a long stretch since the Eastern and Western Cape hosted an international ICC event and they will now play host to the next edition of the Women's T20 World Cup
Russell has not represented West Indies since last year's ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai, but the veteran could be in line for a quick return to international cricket at this year's 20-over tournament.
The seven T20Is will be part of the first leg of England's tour of Pakistan and they will return after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Australia 2022 for three Tests in December.