LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday, confirmed their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 in India, marking the return of Harry Brook.
Brook, who was initially left out of England’s provisional squad for the World Cup, as a result of Ben Stokes’ return, managed to make a cut in the defending champions’ final contingent.
Notably, Jason Roy missed the four-match ODI series against New Zealand due to back spasms and consequently paved the way for Brook’s return.
Opening batter Dawid Malan also secured his berth for the World Cup after scoring the most runs (277) in the series against New Zealand.
Meanwhile, Ben Stokes also solidified his position in the team after his brilliant comeback to ODI cricket in the recently concluded series. He broke the record for the highest score by an England men’s player in ODIs, as he scored 182 off 124 balls in the third ODI against New Zealand.
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Leg spinner Adil Rashid also made it to the World Cup 2023 squad after being declared fit. He featured in only one game in the New Zealand series in which he experienced cramps and subsequently did not play the remaining matches of the series.
England Men’s National Selector, Luke Wright, said: “We have selected a squad we are confident can go to India and win the World Cup.
“We are blessed with an incredibly strong group of white-ball players which was underlined by the performances in the series win against a very good New Zealand team.
“The strength of the group has meant that we have had to make some tough decisions on world-class players with Jason Roy missing out and Harry Brook coming into the squad.”
Notably, teams can still make changes to their squads until September 28 without requiring ICC’s approval.
After the cut-off date, any changes to the squad will be subject to the approval of the ICC.
Defending champions England South Africa will kick off their World Cup 2023 campaign against runners-up of World Cup 2019 New Zealand in the opening game of the tournament on October 5 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
England’s squad for the World Cup 2023
Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.