England announced their 15-member squad for the World Cup on Sunday, September 17. Most of the squad was identical to the one played in the series against New Zealand, apart from one big change as Jason Roy missed out on selection.
Revered as the next big thing in English cricket, Harry Brook has made a wild card entry into England's World Cup 2023 squad. Brook, who wasn't named in the provisional squad for the New Zealand series earlier was brought as batting cover later on.
The Blackcaps right-arm pacer Tim Southee injured his right thumb during the fourth ODI at Lord's against England. He has left for New Zealand and will undergo recovery for now. His injury is a major setback for the Kiwis and their ongoing World Cup preparations.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes in the comeback series from his retirement in ODIs smashed his fourth century in the format, his first since 2017 while breaking multiple records including a national record for the Englishmen.
Ben Stokes returned to ODIs after a gap of 14 months and scored 52 off 69 balls against New Zealand in the first ODI match in Cardiff.
England lost both their opener Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy to injuries as Harry Brook opens an innings with veteran Dawid Malan.
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.
Harry Brook was not part of England's 15-member provisional squad announced on August 16 but finds a chance to impress the management in the upcoming ODIs against New Zealand and Ireland.
Tim Southee of New Zealand has left Bangladesh's star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan behind to become the leading wicket-taker in the shortest format of the sport.
New Zealand will face England away from home in eight white-ball matches comprising 4 T20Is and ODIs each. While the T20I series will see a lot of upcoming stars taking the field, the ODI series will be the final preparation before the World Cup
"He's just the unfortunate one at the moment to not be in that squad at the moment," Buttler added.
After making an impressive impact in Tests, Josh Tongue was set to make his white-ball debut in the upcoming series against New Zealand.
Harry Brook came in to bat at 10/3 for Northern Superchargers and went unbeaten on 105 off just 42 playing an innings of a lifetime in the Hundred. However, his team ended up on the losing end against Welsh Fire.
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.
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.
England and Australia were handed heavy penalties for maintaining slow over rates during Ashes 2023 and both teams have been significantly handicapped as far as the World Test Championship points table is concerned.
Veteran all-rounder R Ashwin recently said that the 'Bazball' approach of England won't work for the Indian team in Test cricket because of the different in cultures.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) came down heavily on England and Australia for maintaining slow over-rates throughout the Ashes 2023 series and slapped them with heavy penalties.
The International Cricket Council has slapped England and Australia with heavy penalties for slow over-rate after the 2023 Ashes series.
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