England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Thursday, introduced their squad for the three-match ODI collection in opposition to South Africa, which is scheduled to start in January 2023.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer has made his comeback within the England squad after nearly two years. The right-armer final performed worldwide cricket in March 2021 as he has skilled a troublesome time with accidents, having first been sidelined with an elbow damage.
“Sussex and England quick Jofra Archer returns to an England squad for the first time since March 2021. He is recovering well from an elbow injury and is expected to return to international cricket in South Africa next month,” wrote ECB in an official launch.
Apart from Archer, pacer Reece Topley has additionally returned within the squad. He was earlier dominated out of England’s T20 World Cup successful marketing campaign on the eve of the event. Ben Duckett and Harry Brook have retained their locations following their magnificent tour of Pakistan.
Brook and Duckett have been England’s two main run scorers in each the T20I and Test collection and will likely be hoping to cement their place within the ODI outfit forward of the 2023 50-over World Cup. While Brook has earned his maiden ODI call-up, Duckett makes to the squad for the primary time since 2016. He has earlier performed three ODIs for England, having scored 123 runs at a mean of 41.
The three-match ODI collection in opposition to South Africa begins on January 27 in Bloemfontein and can finish in Kimberley on February 1. Notably, this collection is being performed to make up for the 2020 tour that England deserted resulting from Covid issues.
England’s ODI squad for South Africa tour:
Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes.
