Jonny Bairstow (AFP Image)
Jonny Bairstow posted a story on Instagram on Thursday night where he went out his frustration.
England wicketkeeper batter Jonny Bairstow expressed his frustration as the defending World Champions took a long flight to Guwahati for the warm-up match against India ahead of the ODI World Cup. The England cricket team arrived in Guwahati late on Friday morning but it was not a smooth journey for the players and the support staff.
Wicketkeeper batter Bairstow posted a story on Instagram on Thursday night where he went out his frustration and revealed that the team’s journey to Guwahati extended to over 38 hours.
England head to the World Cup in India aiming to become just the third team to retain their title and seeking to underline their status as the pre-eminent force in white-ball cricket.
Jos Buttler and Co. will start their World Cup campaign against New Zealand as it will mark the rematch of the last editions of the WC final where England emerged victorious.
England brought in Harry Brook to replace Jason Roy in their squad as they look to defend their 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup title. Brook, who was left out of England’s provisional World Cup squad, made the cut despite a string of failures in the recent series against New Zealand.
But he was impressive in the Indian Premier League and the Hundred so skipper Jos Buttler has kept faith with the 24-year-old, saying last month the door was not closed for Brook.
“We have selected a squad we are confident can go to India and win the World Cup,” England men’s national selector Luke Wright said in a statement.
“We are blessed with an incredibly strong group of white-ball players which was underlined by the performances in the series win against a very good New Zealand team.
“The strength of the group has meant that we have had to make some tough decisions on world-class players, with Jason Roy missing out and Harry Brook coming into the squad,” he added.
England Squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
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