England fast-bowler, Chris Woakes acknowledged that he might get excluded from the World Cup squad especially after the arrival of Jofra Archer on the international stage. Archer has the ability to bowl up to 90 mph could now see him force his way into World Cup hosts and favorites England’s final 15-man squad for the tournament and that could well mean one of the seamers who have helped England make the long climb to number one in the ICC ODI rankings after the team’s miserable exit at the 2015 World Cup could miss out.

Archer has been rested from England’s last two ODIs, which they’ve won to go 2-0 up in a five-match ‘World Cup audition’ home series with Pakistan. Talking about his chances, Woakes said, “You always feel like you need to put in performances, and I’m pleased I managed to do so. You hope you are safe, but I suppose until that squad’s selected you’re not. Hopefully, I am, but we will see.”

However, Archer’s emergence could only strengthen England, who face Pakistan in two more ODIs — in Nottingham on Friday and Leeds on Sunday — before the selectors name their final 15 for the World Cup.

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Talking about the same, Woakes said, “The batters have obviously set the benchmark (for competition) over the last few years. I suppose this (Archer’s arrival) has done the same for the bowlers, so I think it’s been a good thing. Someone, unfortunately, will miss out.”

Tuesday’s game was a special one for the Brits as they chased down the target of 359 with more than five overs to spare after an opening stand of 159 between Jonny Bairstow (128) and Jason Roy (76). Three of the highest winning totals by a team batting second in ODIs — including England’s effort in Bristol — have all been achieved this year, with Woakes saying notions about what constituted economical bowling had changed considerably.

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Woakes further added, “It is hard work, there’s no doubt about that. Going for 30 runs in your 10, unless you get a surface where 250 is going to be a good score, those days are gone so your expectations need to change as a bowler. I think you have to try to be aggressive as a bowler or at least have a bit of an aggressive mindset to take wickets. When you get into that defensive mindset and you are just thinking purely about damage limitation that’s probably when you are at your most vulnerable.”