World Cup door not closed on Brook, says England captain Buttler

26.08.2023 - 05:09 channelnewsasia.com

LONDON : Harry Brook could still be part of England's World Cup title defence despite failing to find a place in the original 15-member squad for the 50-overs cricket showpiece event in India later this year, skipper Jos Buttler said.With Ben Stokes back in the squad after reversing his retirement from the one-day format, England dropped Brook - whose explosive batting was in full display on Tuesday when he smashed a 41-ball century in The Hundred competition - from the lineup.But the 24-year-old is set to travel to India as a reserve player, and England can change their provisional squad until Sept.

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 said 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 announced his shock ODI retirement in July last year, citing his workload.

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