England have announced a 14-man squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting from March 23 in Pune. Three more players namely Jake Ball, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan who were part of the squad for the T20 series concluded yesterday will also travel with the team.
As the skipper Eoin Morgan had hinted yesterday that Jofra Archer’s injury has become too worse for him to be playing, the pacer has been excluded from the ODI series and will return to the UK for ‘investigation and management of his right elbow.
“Archer's elbow issue has deteriorated over the course of the Twenty20 International series and made it increasingly challenging for him to maintain performance levels. He has been deemed unfit for selection for the ODI series that features matches on 23, 26 and 28 March.,” ECB said in its squad-announcing statement.
The ECB gave a detailed explanation that Archer will return only after an assessment by the medical team and hence he will miss the initial stage of the Indian Premier League starting April 09.
The English team boasts of a strong squad even in the 50 overs format and will look to continue their dominance. On the other hand, India will be high on confidence after winning the T20I series and will look to complete a whitewash of series victories.
Moreover, like in the T20 series, the multi-format players such as Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow have been selected for the full length of the series. On the other hand, England’s Test captain Joe Root and one of the most important bowler in the ODIs— Chris Woakes have been rated for the three-match series.
England Men’s ODI Squad
Eoin Morgan(captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.
Backups: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan.