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Harry Brook has pressured his method into England’s World Cup squad (Picture: Getty)Jason Roy’s World Cup desires have been dashed after England ruthlessly dropped the opener from their last squad in favour of Harry Brook.
Roy was included in a provisional listing of 15 final month, with Brook a shocking omission, however the selectors have back-tracked by making a last-minute change for the match in India.
Heartbreak for Roy, whose choose up and throw led to the run out which sealed the trophy at Lord’s 4 years in the past, spells elation for Brook, who had been coming to phrases with being the odd man out.
It is believed that white-ball coach Matthew Mott made the decision to ship the dangerous information to Roy, having finalised the squad with captain Jos Buttler, selector Luke Wright and managing director of males’s cricket Rob Key.
Wright stated in a press release: ‘The energy of the group has meant that we have now needed to make some powerful selections on world-class gamers, with Jason Roy lacking out and Harry Brook coming into the squad.
Jason Roy starred in England’s run to glory 4 years in the past however will play no half within the upcoming World Cup (Picture: Getty)
England’s revised World Cup squad
England squad for World Cup: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
‘We have chosen a squad we’re assured can go to India and win the World Cup. We are blessed with an extremely robust group of white-ball gamers which was underlined by the performances within the sequence win towards an excellent New Zealand crew.’
Roy has performed extra ODIs than another England participant since they have been topped world champions in 2019, showing 32 instances, however backs spasms dominated him out of the latest four-match sequence towards New Zealand to boost main doubts over his place.
It is known issues over his health fashioned a part of the choice, however his waning type was additionally a consideration because the selectors appeared to discover a spot for Brook.
Brook has performed simply six ODIs to Roy’s 116 however is considered as a future all-format star.
He was unable to make a watertight case for inclusion as he scored 37 in three innings throughout Roy’s absence towards the Black Caps, however his versatility and large promise in the end counted in his favour.
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First seem at England axe Jason Roy to make room for Harry Brook in World Cup squad
