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Jason Roy dropped from England’s T20 World Cup squad

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Following a poor run of kind with the bat, opener Jason Roy has been omitted of England’s squad for the T20 World Cup in October and for his or her T20 tour of Pakistan later this month.

The 32-year-old opener has scored simply 78 runs in six T20Is. He additionally started his Hundred marketing campaign for the Oval Invincible with three geese in 4 innings. He missed the Invincibles’ last two video games of the season on account of decrease again stiffness, together with Wednesday evening’s essential defeat to Originals at Old Trafford.

Introducing our #T20WorldCup squad 💪
15 gamers named 🏏
Winning the purpose 🏆

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 2, 2022

Phil Salt has been named in each squads and will take Roy’s place alongside white-ball captain Jos Buttler on the high of the order, or there might be a promotion up the order for Jonny Bairstow.

Seam bowlers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have recovered from their respective accidents and have been named in each squads. Both gamers final performed for England throughout the Test tour of the West Indies again in March.

Jos Buttler, who’s presently recovering from the calf harm he suffered whereas captaining the Manchester Originals within the Hundred.

Buttler will tour Pakistan however the captain is predicted to solely be accessible to play throughout the latter levels of the seven-match sequence. In Buttler’s absence, Moeen Ali will captain the aspect.

England will fly to Pakistan on September 14, with the primary of their seven T20s performed on Tuesday, September 20. The T20 World Cup kicks off in Australia on October 16, with England’s first group recreation coming six days afterward October 22 towards Afghanistan.

England ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Squad

Jos Buttler (Captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Travelling Reserves

Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills

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