England's young batter has another opportunity to prove his case for inclusion in the 15-man squad for the World Cup, following his inclusion in the four-match ODI series against New Zealand.
England white-ball coach Matthew Mott revealed that England are willing to make a gamble on Jofra Archer's fitness for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India by managing his workload through the tournament.
Saker was in this role during England's Ashes win away from home in 2010/11 season, but was with the opponents in 2017/18 season in which Australia clinched a 4-0 win at home
Archer's elbow, back problems had kept him out of international cricket for 22 months, until he made his return against South Africa in January. His first match on return was not memorable, as he gave away 81 runs. But he delivered a fiery spell of 6/40 in the second match. In the recently-c
Hales made his return to the national T20 side for the first time since 2019 last year leading up to ICC T20 World Cup. But he is not included in England's 50-over squad for the upcoming series against South Africa at home, which will start from January 27 onwards and consists of three ODIs.
The England coach said it was business as usual for England, and he will likely field the same XI that faced Ireland against Australia unless one of his bowlers pulls up sore.
Buttler is still battling the injury he picked up in England while playing domestic cricket. He has not played any international cricket since July, when he featured in a T20I against South Africa at Southampton.