England who won the limited overs against Australia comfortably will look to continue their winning streak and remain as the ruthless side prior to the 2019 World Cup at home. Eoin Morgan has been named the skipper for the squad. However, Sam Curran and Sam Billings miss out to make it to the team.
Ben Stokes returns to the side as ECB name 14-man ODI squad for the three-match series against India in July. After a long time, star all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named to add a pinch of “threat” to the middle order.
Stokes who missed the limited overs against Australia due to an injury hadn”t had a fruitful IPL season. He along with Moeen found fortunate enough to book their berths.
Bairstow, Roy and Hales have been phenomenal against the kangaroos. It will really be a herculean task for the Indian bowler”s to stop their juggernaut. It is to be noted that Bairstow hit four ODI centuries in last six appearances.
The number one ODI squad has won nine out of ten matches this year against Australia and it will be interesting how India will approach the game. The presence of wrist spinners will really play a key role as Kuldeep Yadav troubled the Irish batsmen in the first T20I couple of days ago.
All eyes will be on the Indian middle order where multiple combinations are possible. Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Manish Pandey and KL Rahul have been at their brutal best since the IPL season. On their day they can be the nightmare for the opposition.
Squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Mark Wood.
ODI Series Fixtures:
1st ODI July 12, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2nd ODI July 14, Lord”s
3rd ODI July 17, Headingley
