England have included fast bowler Jofra Archer in their squad ♑for the u𝄹pcoming World Cup in place of David Willey and also picked left-arm spinner Liam Dawson along with opener James Vince.
England’s chief selector Ed Smith confirmed the final 15-man squad on Tuesday in London.
Archer was picked in the squad for the ODI series agai♛nst Pakistan where he showed his potential by claiming three wickets at an average of 36 and a strike-rate of 44.
However, Dawson’s inclusion raised eyebrows as he last played an ODI in October 2018 and was outside of the 15-man preliminary squad that was announced earlier.
Dawson, who bowls left-arm spin and can bat as well, comes in for Joe Denly, who couldn’t quite impress the selectors with the limited opportunities he got – he bowled just six overs across the two games he played in and scored 17 in the 21 balls he faced.
Dawson, meanwhile, picked 18 wickets and scored 274 runs in 9 games in the One-Day Cup as holders Hampshire topped the South Group, beat Lancashire in the semi-final to book a final date with Somerset – to be played on May 25.
On the batting front, the one forced change made in the squad is of Alex Hales, who was suspended from all squads following a failed drug test. Hales, who was initially part of the 15, was then replaced by James Vince in th🥃e Pakistan series.
Squad:
Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris🌜 Woakes, Mark Wood.
