England have confirmed their final 15-member squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup starting next month with one change from the provisional squad announced last month.
England had made a many strong choices in their provisional team blazoned last month with all- rounder Ben Stokes returning and youthful batter Harry Brook and star quick Jofra Archer missing out.
But with back spasms seeing Jason Roy miss the four- match series against New Zealand, Brook has made a return to the ODI team. The 24- time-old had an ordinary series against New Zealand, making scores of 25, 2 and 10, but his rapid-fire progress as an transnational cricketer has seen him force the way into the team.
Roy has two hundreds from six ODIs in 2023 and could be added to the team that takes on Ireland latterly this week. The final date for team changes for the World Cup is 28 September.
Stokes, meanwhile, enhanced his character after reversing his ODI withdrawal with a astral 182 off 124 balls against New Zealand, the loftiest score by an England men’s player in ODIs.
Dawid Malan also cemented his place in the XI in the New Zealand series by beating the run maps, knocking off his fifth ODI hundred as well.
Adil Rashid, who played only one game in the New Zealand series, is also cleared to make the team. Rashid endured cramps in his only match and didn’t play the remainder of the series. Meanwhile, attachment Mark Wood is recovering from a sore heel at the end of the Ashes and is yet to play any competitive justice since the final Ashes Test.
England Men’s National Selector, Luke Wright, said “ We’ve named a team we’re confident can go to India and win the World Cup.
“We’re blessed with an incredibly strong group of white- ball players which was underscored by the performances in the series win against a veritably good New Zealand platoon.
“The strength of the group has meant that we’ve had to make some tough opinions on world- class players with Jason Roy missing out and Harry Brook coming into the team. ” Know More Latest Cricket World Cup News…
England’s squad for the World Cup: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
