England white-ball captain Jos Buttler said that the doors aren’t shut for Harry Brook yet to return to the team’s World Cup 2023 squad. However, he was a surprising omission from the squad for the upcoming marquee event in India scheduled in October-November as well. However, Brook recently smashed an unbeaten 105 off 42 balls for Northern Superchargers against Welsh Fire, although in a losing cause, in the ongoing Men’s Hundred 2023. Notably, he is also part of England’s 15-member squad for the upcoming four-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting on August 30 as well.
Speaking about Brook’s chances, the England captain was quoted by ESPNcricinfo, as saying: “There’s still a long time before everyone is meant to get on the plane, so we’ll wait and see what happens. We all know Harry’s a fantastic player and we saw what he can do the other night (against Welsh Fire). It’s not like it’s a surprise, we know what a brilliant player he is, he’s just the unfortunate one at the moment to not be in that squad at the moment.”
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However, England can make changes to their provisional squad until September 8, eight days just ahead of the marquee event begins in Ahmedabad. England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was the hero of the 2019 World Cup triumph, reversed his retirement from ODI cricket and returned to the squad to defend their title.
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“Of course, Ben Stokes coming back and being available just as a batter sort of changes the dynamic a little bit. Ben’s a fantastic player to be able to welcome back, so it’s a really tough selection,” again said Jos Buttler.
