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LONDON : England have recalled Chris Woakes and drafted in the uncapped duo of Nottinghamshire seamer Dillon Pennington and Surrey batter Jamie Smith for the first two home tests against West Indies next month.
Pace bowler Chris Jordan celebrated his return to the England side with a hat-trick on Sunday in the land of his birth to set the defending champions up for a crushing 10 wicket victory over the United States and a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
USA will be locking horns with England in Match 49 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday (IST). In the last match played by the USA, they lost to West Indies by nine wickets. The top fantasy player for the USA was Andries Gous who scored 44 fantasy points. In England's last match in this tournament, they lost to South Africa by seven runs. The top fantasy player for England was Harry Brook who scored 90 fantasy points.
England will need to get their act together when they face co-hosts USA in a crunch T20 World Cup Super Eight match in Barbados on Sunday.
The 78-run partnership between Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone may prove to be crucial for England's semi-final hopes even though it fell just short of getting them a victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup on Friday, captain Jos Buttler said.
The Proteas once again held their nerve to seal a seven-run victory against England in their second T20 World Cup Super Eight encounter at Gros Islet in St Lucia.
England batters couldn't match the big-hitting prowess of South African opener Quinton de Kock in the powerplay and his innings was the "difference" between the two teams, said skipper Jos Butler after a narrow seven-run loss in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match in Gros Islet. De Kock slammed a 38-ball 65-run knock studded with four sixes and as many fours to help South Africa post 163 for six. In reply, England could manage just 156 for six.
South Africa bowlers kept their cool to eke out a seven-run win over title holders England in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match in Gros Islet on Friday.