Jos Buttler, the captain of England’s white-ball team, acknowledged that Ben Stokes’s return to the ODI format for the 50-over World Cup later this year as a specialist hitter “changes the dynamic a little bit” in terms of the selection of the squad. Stokes’ selection meant that England’s tentative roster of 15 for the championship match did not include the intriguing Harry Brook.
Of fact, Ben Stokes‘ return and availability as a batter only slightly alters the situation. It’s difficult to choose since Ben is such a great player to have back, Buttler remarked.Despite his quick ascension in English cricket, Brook was at ease with his choice. He made his T20I debut in January 2022, was given his Test debut in September of the same year, and then played his first of three ODIs in January 2023.
Brook stated, “Obviously it’s disappointing, but there’s nothing I can do right now.” “You simply have to go on. I’m making an effort to stop thinking about it.
Jos Buttler gave the impression that there was still a chance that Brook may board the flight to India in October, despite the 24-year-old’s desire to move on.
We’ll wait and see what transpires because there is still a long time before everyone is supposed to board the aircraft, Jos Buttler said.
A 41-ball century for Northern Superchargers helped Brook, who is presently playing in the Hundred, bounce back from the unfortunate news that he wasn’t selected for the provisional team. Brook is currently second on the batting charts for this season, interestingly only below Jos Buttler.
“We all know Harry’s a fantastic player, and we saw what he can do the other night,” Jos Buttler continued. “It’s not like it comes as a surprise; we know what an excellent player he is; he’s just the unfortunate one to not be in that squad right now,”
Although the choice to leave out Brook caused some controversy, Jos Buttler said that selection difficulties like these were “good problems to have” and demonstrated the caliber of England’s recent white-ball cricket.
“We have a lot of quality and depth, which is a blessing. Excellent players are now absent from that tentative squad. It has truly been the England teams’ nature in the white-ball teams over the past several years, which is fantastic for us. They’re beneficial issues to have, according to Buttler.
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