England dropped out-of-form opener Jason Roy and re-inducted match pacers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood into their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup beginning subsequent month in Australia.
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Roy has been an integral a part of England’s white-ball squad and his explosive batting on the high of the order embodied the group’s aggressive method as they gained their maiden 50-over World Cup title in 2019. The 32-year-old has struggled. He scored runs this summer season and scored a complete of 76 in his final six Twenty20 Internationals, destabilizing his place for the World Cup and the seven-match Twenty20 collection in Pakistan. Woakes and Wood, each of whom final performed for England throughout the West Indies’ Test tour in March, have recovered from their respective accidents in each groups.
The England and Wales Cricket Board mentioned in a press release that the World Cup squad comprising Chris Jordan and Liam Livingstone will skip the Pakistan tour to proceed their rehabilitation for a finger and ankle damage respectively.
Captain Jos Buttler, who’s recovering from a calf damage, will tour Pakistan however shall be accessible to play solely within the later levels of the collection. The ECB mentioned, Moeen Ali will captain the group in Buttler’s absence. Jordan Cox, Tom Helm, Will Jack, Ollie Stone and Luke Wood are the 5 uncapped gamers named in England’s squad for the Pakistan collection beginning September 20 in Karachi. Former champions England started their Twenty20 World Cup marketing campaign towards Afghanistan in Perth on 22 October.
T20 World Cup Team: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brooke, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleason, Tymal Mills
Pakistan tour group: Jos Buttler (CPTEN), Moeen Ali, Harry Brooke, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Liam Dawson, Richard Gleason, Tom Helm, Will Jack, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, David Willey , Chris Woakes, Luke Wood, Mark Wood.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
