Men's T20 World Cup: England prepare to name squad

Seriously under the pump after their shambolic surrender of the 50-over World Cup last year, the England hierarchy will meet early next week to pick a squad for the defence of their T20 title in the Caribbean and United States in June.

The captain and coach can rightly point to a shift in the priorities of the English game. Test cricket is king again, as shown by Ben Stokes skipping this World Cup to get himself back to full fitness for the home summer. England rarely have a full-strength team outside of global tournaments. Headlines will be dominated by Jofra Archer, who is said to be on track for inclusion after another year on the sidelines in his long battle against an elbow injury.

The fiasco around the announcement of the 50-over squad, whether it was provisional or final, and the eventual axing of Jason Roy in favour of Brook, destabilised England before they boarded the plane to India. This time England have to be crystal clear in their messaging to both players and public. Buttler’s Rajasthan Royals are leading the group table and it can be argued the IPL is the best possible way to tune-up for a T20 World Cup, but the late arrival of the skipper will be another beating stick if it ultimately does not go well for England.

One final and intriguing subplot will be the presence of Andrew Flintoff in England’s backroom team. Flintoff has been a regular feature of the white-ball set-up over the past year and has been anointed as a future England head coach by Key.

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