Ben Stokes is back with a bang in the ODI format ahead of the World Cup in India. He is looking in good touch despite not playing any ODI in the last year or so.
England lost both their opener Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy to injuries as Harry Brook opens an innings with veteran Dawid Malan.
Ben Stokes will be doubtful for at least the start of the five-match Test series against India in January if he undergoes surgery post the ODI World Cup. Stokes has been suffering from a recurrence of a left knee problem.
England and New Zealand will face each other in Cardiff today in the first of four-match ODI series. The preceding T20I series between the two teams ended in 2-2 with the visitors winning the last two matches.
England have unveiled their brand new jersey ahead of their first ODI match against New Zealand on Friday.
"Going into this one as world champions, playing a part in that in 2019, which was an unbelievable moment for us as a team and myself," Ben Stokes added.
"He's just the unfortunate one at the moment to not be in that squad at the moment," Buttler added.
"I feel like I'm playing well at the minute and feel I could potentially add value to the team," Brook added.
Former Australia captain Tim Paine feels that Stokes' decision to reverse his ODI retirement is selfish of him.
Ben Stokes had retired from the ODI format last year citing hectic schedule as the reason. But he came out of retirement for England to feature in the World Cup set to be played in India.
England announced their ODI squad for the New Zealand series and the ICC World Cup 2023 on August 16 and Gus Atkinson is included in both squads.
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England's Test captain Ben Stokes announced his retirement from ODIs last year citing unsustainability as an all-format player owing to grueling scheduling and his dodgy knee but is now prepared to make a comeback ahead of the World Cup.
ODI World Cup defending champions England are keen to bring in one of their heroes of the 2019 World Cup Ben Stokes back into the team. Stokes retired from the 50-over format in 2022 but leads England in the longest format. England will reportedly request the all-rounder to make a comeback for WC.
Despite being 0-2 down, England continued to back themselves with their aggressive approach and reaped rewards eventually to level the series 2-2. Perhaps, rain denied them a well deserved victory on the final day of the Manchester Test.
Moeen Ali has confirmed that The Oval Test match was the last Test of his playing career and he has no intentions of coming out of Test retirement yet again.
England complained regarding the ball going out of shape after 35 overs and then they were handed a shining new ball that generated a lot of swing overcast conditions. Glenn Maxwell also tweeted on the matter..
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