Two-time champions England will begin their World Cup journey by playing Nepal on February 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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England on Tuesday announced their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, including fast bowler Jofra Archer. However, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith failed to make it to the squad.
Archer will miss the final two Tests of the Ashes series due to injury. If he misses the fourth Test, he will also miss the fifth and final Test. Along with Archer, another fast bowler Josh Tong has made it to England's 15-man squad.
England, captained by Harry Brook, will compete against Nepal, Italy, West Indies and Bangladesh in the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. Two-time champions England will begin their World Cup journey by playing Nepal on February 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. England reached the semi-finals of the 2024 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies. Archer will also miss England's tour of Sri Lanka next month as part of their World Cup preparations. He is undergoing treatment after sustaining an injury in the third Test against Australia in Adelaide this month. Brydon Carsey will replace Archer in the three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals against Sri Lanka, starting on January 22. But Carsey is not in the World Cup squad.
Tong has never played international cricket with the white ball, but his impressive performance in the Ashes has been seen. Tong was named player of the match with 7 wickets in England's victory in the fourth Test in Melbourne, in which he took 5 wickets in the first innings. The 28-year-old also took the highest number of 14 wickets in 6 matches in The Hundred last season. Surrey wicketkeeper Smith, who has been performing poorly in the Ashes series, missed the World Cup. In June, he scored 60 runs off 26 balls against the West Indies. In the first four Tests of the Ashes series, his batting average is only 19.85. He has also not been confident in his role behind the wicket. That is why England have preferred experienced Jos Buttler and Phil Salt in wicketkeeping. Brook is going to captain England in the World Cup for the first time. England is being widely criticized after its poor performance in the Ashes series. So managing director Rob Key and coach Brendon McCullum are hoping to make an impact at the World Cup.
England squad : Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dobson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tong, Luke Wood.
