Harry Brook may nonetheless be a part of England’s World Cup title defence regardless of failing to discover a place within the unique 15-member squad for the 50-overs cricket showpiece occasion in India later this 12 months, skipper Jos Buttler stated.
With Ben Stokes again within the squad after reversing his retirement from the one-day format, England dropped Brook – whose explosive batting was in full show on Tuesday when he smashed a 41-ball century in The Hundred competitors – from the lineup.
But the 24-year-old is about to journey to India as a reserve participant, and England can change its provisional squad till September 28.
“There’s still a long time before everyone’s meant to get on the plane so we’ll wait and see what happens,” Buttler stated on Friday.
“We all know Harry’s a fantastic player and we saw what he can do the other night. It’s not like it’s a surprise, we know what a brilliant player he is.
“He’s just the unfortunate one at the moment to not be in that squad. Ben Stokes coming back and being available just as a batter changes the dynamic a little bit.”
A key architect of England’s World Cup triumphs in 2019 (ODI) and 2022 (T20), Test captain Stokes introduced his shock ODI retirement in July final 12 months, citing his workload. But he reversed course this month and was picked for the upcoming house sequence towards New Zealand.
England is more than pleased to greet him again into the ODI squad, although the talismanic all-rounder, who has been grappling with a hard knee of late, will play as a specialist batter.
“Ben’s a fantastic player to be able to welcome back,” Buttler stated.
“It’s a really tough selection, there have been players performing really well over a period of time and that’s where we are at the minute.”
England will start its title defence towards New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Ocober 5 in a rematch of the 2019 closing.
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