The players named will be involved in a “trial series” in August, with the final squad due to be named later that month
Scott, meanwhile, has struggled for opportunities in Gloucestershire’s lower-middle order, playing only twice in the Blast this summer. He featured regularly in the side that reached Finals Day in 2020, and has shown potential with bat and ball in other formats.
Scott and Steel are among a number of county cricketers included in the longlist, with Josh Davey (Somerset), Brad Wheal (Hampshire), Michael Jones (Durham) and Ruaidhri Smith (Glamorgan) among the capped players involved.
The 40 players named will be involved in a “trial series” in August, with the final squad due to be named later that month.
“It’s encouraging to see that the depth of Scottish cricket is really good at the moment and to have such a good blend of experience and youth in this line-up.”
The announcement comes on the day that Scotland’s group for the fixture phase of the World Cup was confirmed. They will play Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Oman, with the top two qualifying for the second phase.
T20 World Cup longlist: Kyle Coetzer, George Munsey, Richie Berrington, Calum Macleod, Craig Wallace, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross, Mark Watt, Oli Hairs, Ally Evans, Safyaan Sharif, Josh Davey, Hamza Tahir, Chris Greaves, Scott Cameron, Gavin Main, Adrian Neill, Ruaidhri Smith, Michael Jones, Dylan Budge, Scott Steel, George Scott, Bradley Currie*, Brad Wheal, Chris Sole, Tom Mackintosh, Josh Wood, Jamie Crawley, Finlay Macreath, Rory Johnston, Christopher McBride, Brandon McMullen*, Rory Hanley, Ollie Davidson, Ben Davidson, Mohammad Ghaffar, Liam Naylor, Alex Hinkley, Tom Simpson, Jack Hogarth
* denotes yet to qualify
Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @mroller98