Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has slammed Ben Stokes after the English all-rounder got here out of one-day worldwide retirement forward of the 50-over World Cup in India later this yr, chosen in England’s squad to host New Zealand for 4 warm-up ODIs.
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“Ben Stokes coming out of one day retirement, I found that interesting,” Paine informed SEN Tasmania.
“It was a bit of, ‘Me, me, me’, there isn’t it? It was, ‘I’ll pick and I’ll choose where I want to play and when I want to play’, and, ‘I’ll play in the big tournaments’.
“The guys who played for 12 months, ‘Sorry, thanks. But can you go and sit on the bench because I want to play now?’”
“I don’t know, he’s not bowling.
“Harry Brook or Ben Stokes? As a bat. It would be very close, very, very close.”
English Test captain Stokes stop the ODI format 13 months in the past attributable to a demanding workload as a multi-format participant and amid considerations a couple of continual left knee damage, and is anticipated to primarily characteristic as a specialist batter for the World Cup.
Stokes was the hero of England’s historic 2019 World Cup victory, incomes participant of the match honours within the closing in opposition to New Zealand in essentially the most dramatic of circumstances.
He scored 84 in England’s chase and taking 14 runs off the ultimate over to tie the sport, together with a six scored by way of an overthrow inadvertently deflected off his outstretched bat to the boundary.
The ensuing Super Over was then itself tied, with England successful the World Cup as the results of a boundary countback, having scored extra boundaries than New Zealand over the course of the sport.
Stokes was chosen over burgeoning 24-year-old white-ball star Harry Brook, who has served as one in all England’s key batters over the previous yr.
England selector Luke Wright mentioned the choice to pick Stokes was as a lot a choice made with regard to his management because it was his expertise and skillset.
“Any series against New Zealand is closely fought and will provide us with an ideal opportunity to test ourselves against one of the best teams in the world,” Wright mentioned.
“The return of Ben Stokes only adds to that quality with his matchwinning ability and leadership. I am certain that every fan will enjoy seeing him back in an England ODI shirt again.”
While the skilled Stokes’s return was extensively forecast, England have additionally included uncapped Surrey quick bowler Gus Atkinson of their squad for the New Zealand ODI collection.
The 25-year-old was not even in Surrey’s XI firstly of the season however has impressed throughout all codecs, particularly in The Hundred the place he was clocked bowling at 153 km/h for the Oval Invincibles.
With categorical fast Jofra Archer unlikely to be match for the beginning of the World Cup as he recovers from his newest elbow damage, Atkinson will hope to show his price at worldwide degree in opposition to New Zealand.
England start the collection in opposition to the Black Caps in Cardiff on September 8.
A separate squad for a collection with Ireland later in September will likely be named nearer the beginning of that collection.
England should identify their closing 15-strong World Cup squad, plus three travelling reserves by September 25.
They start their white-ball house season with 4 Twenty20 internationals in opposition to New Zealand from August 30 to September 5.
Hampshire seamer John Turner has earned his first senior call-up whereas Atkinson might make his England debut within the collection, with Stokes not a member of the T20 squad.
The World Cup begins on October 5 in India, with Australia set to play England on November 4 in Ahmedabad.
– with AFP
Source: www.news.com.au
