Struggling Roy left out of England's T20 World Cup squad
Jason Roy has been left out of England's Twenty20 World Cup squad as the opener paid for his run of poor form.
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England drop Roy, welcome back Woakes and Wood for T20 World Cup
Twenty20 World Cup in Australia beginning next month. Roy has been an integral part of England's white-ball squad and his explosive batting at the top of the order embodied the team's aggressive approach as they won their maiden 50-overs World Cup title in 2019. The 32-year-old has struggled for runs this summer and hit 76 runs in total in his last six Twenty20 Internationals which made his position untenable for the World Cup and the preceding seven-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan.
England Drop Jason Roy From T20 World Cup Squad, Jos Buttler To Lead
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday named a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup slated to be played in Australia. Jos Buttler would be leading the side, while opening batter Jason Roy has been dropped. Seam bowlers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have recovered from their respective injuries and have been named in both squads for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the IT20 tour of Pakistan in September.
Liam Livingstone becomes England’s latest injury doubt ahead of busy autumn
Liam Livingstone has emerged as England’s latest injury doubt for a busy autumn which includes the T20 World Cup after being ruled out of the rest of The Hundred because of an ankle injury.
Liam Livingstone Adds To England's T20 World Cup Injury Concerns
Liam Livingstone has joined an already significant list of England fitness worries ahead of October's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after being ruled out of the remainder of the Hundred with an ankle injury. Birmingham Phoenix announced that hard-hitting batsman and spin bowler Livingstone, the top run scorer and most valuable player in last year's inaugural edition, will miss their final two group games of the season plus any knockout ties.
Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan Among Players Named in Sharjah Warriors Squad For ILT20
Sharjah Warriors on Friday revealed the squad for the inaugural edition of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cricket's International League T20. "Presenting our Warriors for the @ilt20official Super excited for the upcoming season!!," tweeted Sharjah Warriors. England stars Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, West Indies batter Evin Lewis and Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammed Nabi are some of the prominent players signed by the team.
Will Smeed becomes first batter to hit ton in Hundred during Birmingham win
Will Smeed hit the first century in The Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix thrashed reigning champions Southern Brave by 53 runs at Edgbaston.
Will Smeed hits the Hundred’s first century as Phoenix thrash Brave
Will Smeed hit the first century in the Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix thrashed the reigning champions Southern Brave by 53 runs at Edgbaston. On NHS Heroes Night in Birmingham, with workers and support staff invited along as a thank you for their work, a 14,000 crowd was royally entertained as Smeed blazed an unbeaten 101 off 50 balls to lift his side to 176 for four.