England selectors on Wednesday, April 17, announced the England squad for the ICC World Cup-2019.
There were not any major surprises at the squad was unveiled with just Barbados born who is now eligible to play for England, Jofra Archer missing out to make a surprise inclusion. Joe Denly was picked as extra spin option over Liam Dawson.
Archer, however, has been included in the 17-member squad for the five-match ODI series against Pakistan, and could raise his stakes for a place in the final World Cup squad depending on his performance.
England’s preliminary 15-man squad for world cup: Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, David Willey
England’s 17-member squad for Pakistan ODIs: Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, David Willey, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan
England’s 14-man squad for Ireland ODI and Pakistan T20I: Eoin Morgan (c), Jofra Archer, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Chris Jordan, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, James Vince, David Willey, Mark Wood